Sierra Sam and Dame-Music chief Bloody Mary are certainly no strangers; the two French-speaking Berliners have been long-time friends both in and outside of the studio, Sam having co-produced Mary’s debut album and her recent Arabesque EP (DAME-004). Now, after his 2010 EPs and remixes for labels like Supplement Facts, BPitch Control and Time Has Changed, Sierra Sam rings in the new year with an evolution of his sound, an elevated sense of melodic exploration, on the Queen of Spades EP.