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Ali Renault s ever on-point Vivod label welcomes UK techno stalwart Tobias Schmidt to the table for a return to a time when techno could be slamming, witty and downright fun at the same time. Higher is loaded with funk, riding some kind of bassy lick with tightly wound drums and off-kilter synth warbles, but then -Glass Walls- ramps up the madness with a lead line that will stop people in their tracks before making them freak out with gusto. -Pink Milk- shows no let up in the energy, although the parping trumpet lines that lead the track give everything a jaunty, upbeat feel compared to the darkness of the A side. Play People is a true tribute to the wonky techno scene Schmidt came up with, all skronky swing and lopsided synths for all the true techno freaks out there.