Bford 14 EP

Although rarely spoken about in hushed tones, Peter Adshead AKA Baby Ford is one of British house and techno’s true pioneers. As many readers will know, he spent the first decade of his career exploring acid house and rave, before switching to a deeper and more minimalistic techno and tech-house sound towards the end of the ’90s. It’s in that period that BFORD14, which is finally being reissued, first appeared in stores. Intoxicating, bass-heavy and entrancing, the EP’s many highlights include the hissing hypnotism of ‘Serpentine Tale’, the deep bass, melancholic synthesiser chords and crunchy drums of ‘Night D3 Died’, and the spacey, deep techno warmth of deliciously hazy closing cut ‘The Introducer’.