Objekt At Juno Download

Review: Having delivered two killer white label affairs last year which catapulted him into the big leagues of dubstep/techno crossover producers, Objekt returns on Hessle Audio with the label's first release in almost a year. The wobbling bassline of "Cactus", premiered on Ben UFO's Rinse:16 mix, recalls Mala's savage productions, tweaking the oscillators just enough to make the bass scream whilst keeping things tasteful, despite its crazed metamorphosis into a raygun at the halfway point. Flipside "Porcupine" meanwhile is militant techno with all the purity and focus of Jeff Mills' best productions, a maelstrom of pummelling beats and swimming chords with a diamond-like beauty despite its pneumatic ferocity. In a word: essential.

Review: After the last Objekt record got everyone frothing at the mouth, he returns with another two tracks of techno-dubstep fusion goodness. "CLK Recovery" warms up with a sound-laden start before a Detroit jazz-lick fills the space between the beats. Three minutes in the noise falls away to an uptempo thump replete with thunderous snares. "Unglued" is more broken as a stepping intro quickly gives way to rubbery synths. Things don't stagnate for long as a bumping groove pulls up before another cheeky jazz refrain and yet more rhythms. It's not often you find floor-ready bangers that also boast such dynamism.