Some serious sweetness from Jex Opolis on Bad Timin’ the sub label of the beloved Good Timin’ records. While 2018’s Bad Timin’ Vol. I charted a course into the art of darkness, this second volume re-imagines the imprint’s focus and aims for a more colorful–and inclusive–dancefloor experience. Along with some searing club dynamics, many of those Jex touchstones we all know and love are here in full force: The playful melody, the disdain for genre, the bad puns … On EP opener „Fought Experiment,” Jex pumps the breaks during a drive on the Big Beat highway, with buzz-saw FX, turntablist scratching and a bubbling bassline along for the ride. Meanwhile, two mixes of „Soft Guidance” let the Canadian producer reflect on his late 90s „Global Underground” phase–while swapping out Oakenfold for wash-n-fold, given Jexy’s newfound domesticity. Closing out the EP, „Scott Says” keeps the BPMs high and filters dubby techno through a deep house sieve, all while namechecking a little-known Edmonton techno producer. Recommended!!