01. Arriving (Original Mix) 02. Feelings (Original Mix) 03. Headless (Original Mix) 04. Cheshire Cat (Original Mix) 05. Maniac (Original Mix) 06. Evil (Original Mix) 07. Scope (Original Mix) 08. Slowly Falling Leaf feat. Natalie (Original Mix) 09. Elysium feat. Niko Schwind (Original Mix) 10. Teatime (Original Mix) 11. Cantrip feat. Björn Störig (Original Mix) 12. Delight (Original Mix) 13. Leaving (Original Mix) ‘But I don’t want to go among mad people,’ Alice remarked. ‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ said the Cat: ‘we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.’ ‘How do you know I’m mad?’ said Alice. ‘You must be,’ said the Cat, ‘or you wouldn’t have come here.’ For their second full-length, the infamous Berliners Channel X invite you to take a mad trip through their very own Wonderland. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic psychedelic tale of Alice’s mind-altering experience in a colourful parallel universe, Miko and André Quasar offer a deeply euphoric peek down the musical rabbit hole. Thus, party-approved tech house sounds meet tight deep house, dreamy disco numbers and funky downbeat passages, all crafted with a trained ear for detail, but, more importantly, a deep love for the dance-floor. The album’s atmospheric intro, aptly titled ‘Arriving’, immediately draws us in thanks to swelling strings, cellos and, of course, a ticking clock. ‘Are you ready for an adventure?!’, it seems to be asking. ‘Arriving’ quickly makes way for ‘Feelings’, where a straight gut-hitting kick and disorienting wonky pads symbolise a free fall down the rabbit hole, until a short tick of the clock opens the door to a bouncy tech house groove and far-out guitar licks. As sirens usher in stretched-out female vocal samples and deep chords, we’ve become fully immersed in Wonderland. Things stay upbeat on ‘Headless’ due to shuffling percussion, an at times downright funky bass-line and jazz-infested piano volleys. In other words: the Queen of Hearts is urging us to get down for a boogie until our