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I confess. I have a secret obsession with Falko Brocksieper. He inspires the intensity of admiration that drives people to swap mixes, and trade tracks like illicit tune dealers, swapping Falko notes and Falko set stories. Some random bluetoothed me a live mix from a Sub Static night in Vienna in 2006 and since then he has been the soundtrack to my longest, most enjoyable car journeys - and countless chemical fuelled after hours. 

A new Falko album is to be treasured and enjoyed at leisure. Clear your day, in fact, clear your diary. Turn the volume up or, better still, headphone it so you can keep the whole thing to yourself. This is the kind of sublimely sexy electronic music that adds soul to your day and fever to your night. 

'Heavy Day' begins with a 'Lament' which is clearly anything but. Sliding minor scales and heavy, Chicago-influenced vocal dubbing is quickly flipped into the kind of lively jackin' house you wish they still played on Space terrace. Much of the collection has the same feeling; fresh yet familiar and easy to listen to. There are still touches of minimal in the chilling rhythms of 'Private' or the techy dub of 'That Night', but the real magic of this album is in its lightness of feeling.  

'The Whole Story' brings to mind early Andre Nalin, by no means a bad thing, and along with the smooth jazz of 'Zyological' is a perfect foil for the darker electro vibes of 'Emotional Support' and the melancholic ruminations of Richard Davis.

What also stands out is how the vocal pieces slot in so seamlessly. This is no hastily pulled together, dance-track long player; each track is a separate composition.  It would be a shame for 'Heavy Day' to slip into the minimal techno folder, or be held back by the connotations of the Sub Static label itself. There is so much here, for so many different ears. If only enough people will listen its appeal will should spread far and wide. So turn on your Bluetooth and start sharing the magic.