Derelict - (4:31) 130 BPM
Harfang (Exium remix) - (5:45)
Claustrophobia - (5:42) 130 BPM
Review: The Pareto Park label is only a few releases in, but they've certainly made their aesthetic known: big and abrasive. Their sixth release comes from French hard techno producer Minimum Syndicat, a release that also comes bundled with a remix from Spanish hard techno purveyors Exium. The title track, which Exium completely strips back, suits the District 9 styled artwork of the EP, as moaning metal synths and rattling industrialisms shower down on the track like a mass of alien artillery. In between the echoing metal thwacks of "Derelict", grunting, insectoid synths fill a compressed void, while the EP's final track, "Claustrophobia", maintains a gritty and reverberating groove for the track's entirety.