Review: Volcanic scenes! Two of the new-gen's brightest stars The Caracal Project and IMANU link up on Critical Music: 'Neiges' takes the lead with its haunting vocal refrain and endlessly morphing harmonics and decaying tones and textures while 'La Fournaise' raises every single lighter in the world. Epic yet underplayed, there's a defiance and triumphant theme running throughout (especially with Josh Pan's beautiful vocals) but nothing ever feels too dramatic or too theatrical. A masterclass. Lava-ly stuff.
Review: IMANU you animal! Blasting away the cobwebs of the weirdest, non-ravey summer we've all had, the man previously known as Signal returns to Noisia's Vision Recordings with four epic missives. The 1.21 gigawatt blasts of "Nagow" take the lead with partner in crime Buunshin on collab duties. Ridiculous in weight and drama, it sets the tone for the rest of the EP; the twitchy ruffed up glitches of "Cheren", the gutter grinding halftime of "Whatever It Takes" and the Flume-on-superglue emotional dreamboat "Music To Stay In Your House To". Stay safe.
Review: Fresh off the back of his rebrand, the man previously known as Signal but now performing under the moniker of IMANU has his first release out in his new identity. On Noisia's Vision Recordings, Ego is a stunning return to form and deeply diverse, complex and well-produced piece of music. His ability to turn dystopic soundscapes into recognisable pieces of dance music was always a talent for the young Dutch producer and this might be the best example so far. It's very hard to pick a favourite, but the fluttering synths of 'Nonplus' are unbelievably good, paired as they are with pummelling low frequencies that are masterfully balanced. Sarah Hezen features on the atmospheric 'Flower Veil', Johnathan returns to halftime expertise on 'Noir' and the Neurofunk history is perfectly apparent on 'All Talk'. An incredible release from one of the 2010's best D&B breakout acts.
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