Nail Tolliday
Brothers & Sisters EP (warehouse find)

Nail was a key architect of the UK's vital house music underground in the mid-nineties. The East Midlands man was a DiY Discs mainstay but also ventured to labels like this one from Charles Webster. 'Brothers & Sisters' bears all the hallmarks of his work - often rough drum textures and hi hats that sound cooked up in an old shed, but with a hooky melody up top bringing some grace and emotive depth. A deft, pitched-up vocal injects a hint of old school rave energy to what is still a brilliant tune. Webster as DJ Profile reworks it with a softer and deeper feel, and the Freaks Brookhill dub is more unhinged and off-kilter to bring some fun.