Nima's tracks have added to the deep, tribal percussion palette for about ten years, and have a style that can be fresh while evidently adapted to the context of music he has found himself in with his Persian-Scandinavian culture-set.

While he's a talented guy with a pretty solid back catalogue, I have sometimes felt like we could have had a little more from his tracks. Like his ‘Futurism' EP, when Nima's track lacked the final pay off the sum of its parts should have provided. Anthony Collins actually pulled out of the track the elements that Nima should have himself seen, even though Anthony himself only managed to do it for less than a minute. But Nima returns to International Freakshow with Sometimes, and this time it is a much clearer picture Nima is trying to paint.

‘After Summer' is interesting as the choice for the A side between the two tracks. It is a step out into more of the sombre house side of his style. Overall it is well produced and has a clean and straight structure, but the main vocal sample is a tad overused with little variation on it. Having said that, the clip is warm enough to blend into the other more notable parts of the song. The mind wonders quite readily over to the rattling high end and chopped percussion hits. Dramatic synths sweep deeply across the song's belt throughout to loosen the insistence the beat otherwise has.

‘Sometimes' taps back into Nima's tribal sympathies, but is a more refined reflection of this side of his production leanings. The main key sample is melodic and minor, and by cutting the end of the sample that half step too soon actually makes the beat that interrupts it that much fresher. It's a nicely stylised track, and would work well at morning-after-parties.

Overall it's a good EP. I have yet to hear Nima's imagination realised to its fullest, but with an extensive deep house skill set like this, I wouldn't bet against it being around the corner.

Source: www.ibiza-voice.com