Protassov

Steam And Oil EP

No need to wipe your hands clean for this one: The Steam & Oil EP by long-time Switchstance Recordings collaborator Protassov represents the teaser for his upcoming first solo album Shalina Music (SRCD 006) and showcases once more his trademark style of sophisticated Breaks & Beats filled with live instrument licks and spherical twists.

The Steam & Oil EP is offering lots of great guitar work by Marcus Stuetz, who jammed and recorded on this one with Protassov at the multi-instrumentalist and sound-engineer's very own Mechano Tonatelier studio in Essen/Germany. Exclusive remix guests on this EP are hot UK producers Flevans (Jack To Phono/Tru Thoughts), who gives Steam & Oil a heavy-weight British sax-funk treatment complete with a riddim turnaround halfway through, and Dr. Rubberfunk (Funkydown Productions), riding Fine Times straight into a house-not-house state, adding a take-away bass and some '82 cowbell flavor - as much a breath of fresh steam as the rest of the Steam & Oil EP and the upcoming album!

The track Steam & Oil is used by Burton Snowboards for a website teaser for the upcoming international snowboard contest Burton European Open 2008 in Laax/CH. The track also appears in the DVD Still Boardbagged which comes packaged with the new Pirates snowboard movie production Walk the Plank as well as with international snowboard magazines.