HUSH & SLEEP - "Perceptual Isolation" (original mix) - (6:02)
129 BPM SLV - "Meteor" (original mix) - (6:34) 134 BPM
Maxime Dangles - "Tentacles" (original mix) - (6:07) 127 BPM
Z.I.P.P.O - "The Leopard Prey" (Solid mix) - (4:54) 130 BPM
Review: Selected by label owner Ilario Alicante, this split release mines an underground but refreshingly diverse path. Hush & Sleep's "Perceptual Isolation" is a tough, acid-soaked pulser that rolls deep. There are no such niceties on SLV's "Meteor", a propulsive affair that resounds to rolling drums, tough kicks, lone bleeps and a ponderous vocal sample. On "Tentacles", the contribution from Maxime Dangles, a frazzled 303 and fuzzy bass intersect to create a sound not radically different to Sandwell District, while ZIPPO's track is more straightforward. "The Leopard Prey" is heavy, panel-beating techno, led by doubled up claps, steely kicks and discordant riffs.