Mike Absolom is fast becoming Austria's number one techno export. Dark Ride EP is a fast paced stomper of pure techno. There is no pretentious homage to Detroit, Chicago or Sheffield. This is pure and simple 4/4 beats, sub bass, plenty of rhythm section and some spacey electronica sounds to make the package complete. Mike Absolom goes west and lands up in Ireland and fuses different elements of the European techno sound - funky techno, minimal, hard and even a little bit of tech house. The young man shows a cool mature head with 3 trax of quality techno that traverse the spectrum of club friendly techno by one of Europe's emerging talents.