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Review: A cave dance eh? Sounds fun, actually quite annoying; stalactites poke your eyes out, stalagmites are trip you up and that dirty cave man graffiti with all those naked ladies? No form of vandalism is acceptable here at Juno HQ. Then this polyrhythmalicious banger comes along, and suddenly there's a party in a rock cavity... And everyone is invited! You'll be glad you came too; the drum patterns on this are so complex and pensive, they'll leave you whirling in a shamanistic state for hours. "Left Right Hindsight" is a much deeper affair but still highly sprung with distinctive percussion and surprising rhythms. "Warrior" (a collabo with Congi) is a punchy, moody finale with equal measure of utter darkness and spine-tingling light, thanks to some rather Burial-esque vocal snippets.

Review: WARNING: this is not an EP about parking trouble. We don't even know if London producer Percept drives! What we do know is that he's a dubstepper on the rise and he really understands the complexities of depth. Each of these two cuts has potential to whisk your dancefloor to a whole new universe with their alien sounds and pensive pads. The title track is a real mood-setter where a heaving halfstep mooches with menace and timely bass groans slur at the end of every bar. "Lost" is deeper again, and full of surprise as kickdrum patterns tear black holes into a clinically spatial groove. A Gantz remix finishes off the package with spasmodic rhythms aplenty. Stop driving and dive in!

Review: Using space and sound to the full capacity, Pheral succeeds in creating an on-point and brilliant release on InnaMind Recordings in his Hatchway EP. The title track immerses in his underwater world of gently tripping beats, hissing hi-hats and sweeping drifts of sound. Gentle warps ripple over the surface as the rhythms change, subs providing a change in pressure before eerie, bleepy melodies come in. "Sanctuary" immediately plunges us in an altogether different world, one of danger, it's full of ominous rattles, punishing bassline, metallic clicks and whirs. An excellent addition to the music collection.