Disko404 At Juno Download

Review: On Hacker Wacker, Colin Lindo delivers a smart riposte to all those techno producers delivering washed out, pseudo-industrial self-indulgence. The title track is powered by rolling drums and sharp, broken beats, while cold, eerie bleeps loom underneath. "Vox & Cymbal" is just as memorable, with cavernous tones and a plunging acid line making way for a detached, drugged out vocal. A similar mood prevails on "2nd Chapter of 74", but the delivery is somewhat different as a wall of moody synths well up through the cracked rhythm. Finally, "Break the Rules" sees filters churn and twist, supported by heavy, reverberating claps.

Review: Forward-thinking Austrian bass label Disko404 invite Simon/Off on board for some party-minded fun. A unique blend of garage, house and acid, "Take It Back" pumps with a Euro groove, jacks with a UKG sexiness and, thanks largely to the Todd Edwards style cut up vocal, swings with a US sassiness. "Just To" is vaguely more trad-garage but laced with a barbed Radioactive Man style attitude. The faultless Bass Clef finishes the set with a fractured remix that pitches the tempo and tone down to a level so rude it would make an angry drunk nun blush.