Review: Linear Straight is a veteran Belgian DJ who, as Polished Mood shows, is now bringing his understanding of dance floor dynamics to production. Both "Distant Resonators" and "Bong" are hammering, linear tracks that see wave upon wave of drums underpinning eerie synth lines. On "Don't Wake The Dogs", he mines a path that that sees him navigate his way between Sleeparchive-style tonal bleeps on one side and a Sandwell District-like tunnelling rhythm on the other. The end result is a hypnotic affair. In stark contrast, the title track is a noisy, visceral banger that has echoes of gabber and hard techno, while "Mndtrp" takes a trip to Lost-style minimalism. Clearly, Linear Straight is adept at making a range of techno as the tripped out release closer "Epoxy" shows.
