VARIOUS: Hiperbole Records ‘Northern Nocturne’ (2012)

Northern Nocturne finds Renegades Of Jazz‘s David Hanke (a.k.a. Hiperbole Records‘ label boss) put together a celebration of the night in the shape of a sixteen-strong set of instrumental breakbeat cuts. And whether by design or accident (I suspect the latter) the musical mood trajectory of the tracklist is singular. We start with a sense of early evening promise, gradually venture into narcotic-fuelled territory and then wind up in a very dark place before a brief flicker of forlorn reflection