Data At Juno Download

Review: Data tunes in to a distinctly Autonomic style sensibility here, with hazy atmospherics, thudding drum kicks, evasive edits and glitchy, clicking beats. Sitting in the same grey area as much of Instra:mental's earlier work, "Burning Paradise" builds in the second phase into a much heavier incarnation, with penetrating bass and deep, deadly subs, rather like a DMZ cut. More compelling energy comes from "Prognosis" which after a cinematic intro a la Rockwell falls into a touch, tech-ed up halfstep number, full of bubbling energy, grouchy b-lines and tripping breaks. Dark, brooding and utterly brilliant.

Review: One to watch with every release, Data brings it to Blackbox with stylish, stripped back utterance "Intrusion". The title track is every inch the brooding, menacing incarnation evoked by the title - think mid-90s Metalheadz vibes, with punchy drums, eerie SFX and enormous sub bass booms. The tension and ominous atmospherics continue for the duration as we are led further and further down the tunnel. The accompanying "Knives From Heaven" is an even more bewildering and intriguing piece with pattering percussion and a unique blend of sounds which will satisfy fans of more experimental electronica.

Review: Skeletal, cerebral sounds dominate in this four-track EP from Data on trendy and ever on-point label Blackbox. Quite literally making simple things into complex sounds, Data begins the EP with "Fall Of Phaeton" which is full of spitting, precisely enunciated hollow beats and an eerie, cooing atmosphere with whispering vox and mournful instrumentals. "Laid Bare" fights back with a more rigorous bassline workout, with crashing snares and withheld tension in the low-end pressure, whilst "The Construct" is all whirring bass and ominous wailing. "Disconnection" brings the EP to a close with an almost tribal patter and didgeridoo-esque b-line.