Gremino‘s latest EP, Let’s Jack (artwork above), doesn’t quite “jack” like a mid-tempo, 909-filled Chicago house track does, but the Finnish producer didn’t set out to make jackin’ Chicago house. He’s the newest addition to Kingdom’s young imprint, Fade to Mind, and thus we should be more prepared to hear his high-octane, bass-heavy productions, which only offer subtle nods to the jackin’ traditions of classic Chicago. “Time to Heat it Up,” a non-EP exclusive, subverts the acid-heavy approach of the EP’s title track; this is a start-and-stop, sample-laden bomb, one that’s mostly devoid of any analog bits. And if we’re to listen to the wise, normalizing words of Chuck Roberts (“No one man [or style] owns house… house is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body”), then yes, Gremino, although more a purveyor of “bass” than of straightforward “house,” still makes music that brings us to jack. Check out the preview stream of the entire EP, which is out now, after the jump.

Time to Heat it Up