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Review: A drummer by trade, New Zealand's Julien Dyne extends his mastery of the beats into his follow-up to 2009's Pins And Digits LP, Glimpse. Having high profile fans in Gilles Peterson and Benji B, BBE have picked up this latest album which mixes hazy 2012 bass textures with a healthy hint of soul - often coming via vocalists such as She's So Rad, and Electric Wire Hustle's Ladi6, as on the standout "Who Are You" which recalls Erykah Badu's brilliant 2008 tribute to J Dilla, "The Healer". A must-have for fans of future-thinking soul and wonky, post-Dilla beats.

Review: Christopher Spero, AKA Glimpse has developed his career with integrity and a focused patience. Despite a deeply-rooted underground sensibility and an uncompromising experimental approach, Glimpse has still managed to win the attention of the wider mainstream. With releases for labels such as Carl Craig?s Planet E, Buzzin Fly, Cadenza, Kindisch, Get Physical and Cross Town Rebels, the London born producer has been bubbling away on the underground scene for years now. But it is on his debut artist album, Runner where Glimpse drops his true masterpiece, taking his innovative and fresh production techniques to new heights.

Runner is clearly the work of an open-minded artist who is informed by a rich variety of influences. Shifting through an array of different moods and genres, the record fuses house and techno with elements of jazz, soul and classical into one innovative body of work. From the African influenced opener, "Walk Tall" the album spans the classic deep house vibes of tracks like "Things to Do in Denver" and "I Know I Show It," the up-tempo tech-house of "New Beginnings" and onto the more contemporary and trippy sound of "If I Was Your Girl." "Feel Ok" morphs itself from moody jazz to afro-latin house; we see exotic flavours in "Alone Again" and get atmospheric dubby pleasures on the electronica cut, "Enjoyable Employable." Although the various styles add intrigue, what truly sets the album apart from the rest is Glimpse?s fresh and experimental production techniques. Most of the tracks were recorded live on analogue equipment, edited only afterward. This gives his music a more improvised quality akin to his jazz interest, not to mention enhances its warmth and organic feel. The lo-fi aesthetic of the album draws on the rudimentary influences of original house music whilst Glimpse modernises it with field recordings of his everyday life, included to stamp his personality onto the record in addition to a sample of a live crowd, used to accentuate certain beats. A highly accomplished and created debut from Glimpse, Runner will definitely be a contender come the end of year polls.

Review: Dspot teams up with new Bulgarian duo Basscatz for a proper dubstep workout on the young Platform Music. "Glimpse Of The Future" takes rolling drum hits, fast-moving percussion slices and throws them headfirst into a sludgy, uber-grimey bass wobble capable of some serious damage on any floor from here to Sofia. "The Project" is similar in texture but whilst its drums are still on the same punch as the previous track, the bassline is broken up, widened-out and transformed into an eerie cascade of bleeping tones and hisses.