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As soon as you hit play on the record, it's clear that Laurine is having as much fun in the studio as she is in the DJ booth.

The track, in short, is a perfect encapsulation of what Slow Life does so well, providing a criss-crossing itinerary of dance music's history that ends up sounding undeniably contemporary.

The breakdown and melody in "DrGold" flirts with progressive house while the electro strut of "Catch The Flow" moves with the grace of a b-boy sliding along marble.

Bringing together these influences, from progressive house to hip-hop, is what makes this record feel so 2021.

As one of the key DJs and forces behind the label, Laurine has been responsible for putting out records that have brought together disparate corners of this scene from Europe to Uruguay.

Crisp hand drum rolls, sure, but also that breakbeat? She's also become one of the most in-demand DJs around whose recorded sets are likely responsible for adding thousands of dollars of value to dusty corners of Discogs, from deep house to trance to Italo.

She is both a dedicated digger Laurine sleeps on a bed raised above record crates , but she also always looks like the person having the best time at the party.

We hear Laurine's impeccable taste across her shimmering debut 12-inch, Abun.

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When Matt Unicomb the Slow Life crew in 2016—then a small collective with five releases under their belt—it was impossible to imagine how influential they would become.

" But it's only after nearly a decade that we get treated to productions from label cofounder, Laurine.

But for a label whose ethos is centered around the slow, these tracks are surprisingly full of ravey propulsion and vitality.