After a short production break, the Russian techno duo Easy Changes (Denis Cast & Kilrill Silas) are back with a 12" on the Berlin/London based label, Mean Records, run by Cesare Marchese (Cesare vs Disorder ) & Federico Benedetti (Onirik). The Lion is also a Good Drummer includes three bonus digital tracks and fits in nicely with the label's love of minimal techno productions that feature original sounds, moody melodies and deep aural landscapes. Easy Changes gained recognition in 2007 with two back to back hit releases on Foundsound Records. In 2009, they were the first EP from Nervmusic, a Moscow based label that focuses on unconventional techno started by Cast, Silas and friends. Seated comfortably between the avant-garde and the dancefloor, the release has something for everyone. The title track, The Lion is also a Good Drummer is an epic, crawling minimal techno production filled with stripped down percussion and abstract found sounds perfect for after-hours. On the flipside is the uptempo, quirky and tribal Burlesque, replete with spliced vocal samples, snares, cymbals, bleeps and claps. For the Burlesque remix, French producer DoubtingThomas shows off his lifelong obsession with percussion and its rhythmic allure with the addition of a trippy drum solo midway through the track. Sterlyad, the first of the bonus digital tracks, is the darkest of the bunch, a minimal techno production with a driving beat punctured by maniacal sounding vocal samples. The second is Warped Pothooks, a blend of warm and deep dancefloor friendly industrial techno punctuated by piano keys and subterranean french vocal samples. Doubting Thomas' second remix of Burlesque is heavy with spacey distortion and reverb while still maintaining the spirit of the original.