tresor records is fortunate enough to be sitting on a catalogue of past releases that no other label in electronic music would turn down. three of the fi,,,nest in this collection were albums contributed by surgeon, “basictonalvocabulary”, “balance” and “force + form” all originally came out on the berlin institution between 1997 and 1999. surgeon’s inimitable combination of detroit techno and post-industrial sounds emanating from his british homeland found its fullest expression in these masterful trio of releases on tresor. the basictonal-remake 12” accompanied surgeon’s fi,,,rst tresor album in 1997, with additional versions as well as a remix by long-time birmingham collaborator mick harris.
