With No Hassles, super-mellow bedroom rocker Richard Dorfmeister returns to the chill-out rooms of his youth after an almost four-year diversion into dance music. While many eagerly await a renewed collaboration with Peter Kruder, Dorfmeister’s latest work with Rupert Huber easily ranks with Kruder & Dorfmeister’s 1998 K & D Sessions as one of his best. The basslines on No Hassles are smoother; almost ethereal. Tracks like "Springer" and "Birthday" largely abandon the bossa nova rhythms and hip hop-derived beats of K & D Sessions, while the supposedly lighthearted "Oysters in May" seems more reminiscent of The Orb's ambient "Little Fluffy Clouds" than the dub-centred work that dominated earlier Tosca releases. Flecks of Ernest Ranglin-style jazz guitar decorate the backgrounds of many songs, particularly "Rosa." Dorfmeister and Huber glide along with a steady supply of soulful samples, making No Hassles the perfect sonic wallpaper for these emerging summer afternoons.
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