The Get Physical label has done little wrong over the last few years. Artist after artist emerges with loads of street-cred, and the productions themselves are always easy on the ear. That and the fact that the label has never been backward in coming forward when it comes to grooming new talent. Here, it does it all again with the fourth instalment of the Full Body Workout series.

Belgium’s Jona kicks things off with Blackened, a mellow groove in the mid 110BPM range that offers plenty of craftsmanship: a lion roaring maybe? A door creaking? Why the hell not. Slowly but surely, we get just a touch more up-tempo into the intriguing and percussion-filled sound of Frankfurt’s Daniel Mehlhart and his Redrum Society. There’s something suspicious about it all; if it were a musical score for a film, I reckon this is the moment that Colonel Mustard walks out of the study and ‘introduces’ himself to Miss Scarlett. Or something like that. And again, the tempo pops up another notch, this time into Balea from Einzelkind and Meat with a distinct touch of cheekiness and funk intertwined into what is a pretty clever techy sounding song.

Speaking of clever techy sounding songs, Indian Horn from Gavin Herlihy is exactly that; ebbing and flowing in all the right spots, and providing a nice foundation for the ascent into the next part of this little full body workout: out of nowhere comes a rolling snare drum launching into a cranking tune from the Italoboyz in Downtown. Relentless in its driving sound, the rolling snare never far away, it keeps you guessing, and is a hell of a ride. Full body workout indeed. Enter a touch of Australia (the country, not the over-rated film) with our very own Caitlin Devlin lending her sultry vocals to Thomas Schumacher to form Elektrochemie and their adjusted version of Starstruck. Just quietly, like the track itself she sounds hot, even if the tempo does drop back considerably, at a point where I was hoping things would kick up a touch. Like the neverending rollercoaster though, it cranks back up through Dakar and Milking the Cash Cow and the veeeeeeeery nice Small Fries from Djuma Soundsystem (yes, of 2006’s Les Djinns’ fame): a deep yet sexily melodic tune.

Throw in Patrrice Baumel and Lopazz with Javelin and Live in Brazil respectively, complete with airy tech sounds layered with percussion and synth stabs, and top it all of with the soothing Colefire from Omurah (AKA Raz Ohara), an amalgam of soft beats, synthesized rhythms and loads of emotion, and the album finishes where it started…gently. All up, it makes for an interesting journey of about 70 minutes.

Definitely not the liveliest offering from the Body Language crew, but that’s not necessarily a criticism, more than it is an observation. Good album to chill and relax to, and an equally nice one for a rough Sunday morning kick-on. Good times.