Joe Seven At Juno Download

Review: Rising Mancunian talent Joe Seven, who has already released on Noisia's Vision and experimental offshoot, Invisible, makes a welcomed return to the airwaves, this time on D Bridge's acclaimed Exit Records. "All Prologue" introduces swirling atmospherics, ticking hi-hats and a gentle siren pushing towards the drop. What follows is a deep, heady compelling cut with a sparse soundscape, clearly taking influence from the Autonomic school of thought. "Untitled Monotron" is another futuristic slice of brilliance with tense, whirring synthline, growling bass and sci-fi vocoder.

Review: One half of upcoming doomsters They Live, this debut release by Joe Seven (who formerly collaborated with Noisia on "Hand Gestures") on choice label Exit sees an exhilarating cocktail of deep, ambient atmospheres with fresh, pitched-up snares and clicks on the post-dubstep tech of "Restionaire". On the flip, "The Cous" is possibly even better; a slowish warped-boogie track with Human League drums and a triumphant but nicely understated bass melody driving it home. Fantastically futuristic stuff all round, and well worth checking out.