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If the outdated opposition between dancefloor rapture and labcoat intellectualism still exists among clubgoers and bedroom critics, Poker Flat has gleefully ignored such a polarity. As Martini Bros, Phonogenic, Hakan Lidbo and owner Steve Bug testify here, the label has perfected a brand of minimal tech-house that's not afraid to work up a crafty sweat, one that could obliterate house music segregation in one fell swoop. About time.