FIRST KISS by HAKIM MURPHY

Stolen Kisses recruited Hakim Murphy, a rising star of Chicago's house scene, for its First Kiss. "Infinite Sensations" is rather unlike his previous work, a dark, moody track driven by salvos of cutting percussion that give rise to glowering synth progressions and ominous blooms of sub-bass.It's paired with two remixes from Los Angeles' Santiago Salazar, the UR-affiliated artist whose solo productions have been highlights for labels such as Rush Hour, Macro, and his own Historia Y Violencia imprint. His "S2 Grind Remix" tunnels through the original, finding hypnotic techno bliss in vibrating synths lines. The jangling "S2 Sucio Remix" gets hips shaking by focusing on the tune's lighter side, whirling around chipper motifs with a distinctly Latin sensibility.