Review: Issued on Alan Fitzpatrick's label, Luchtaine is a master class in big room techno. The title track resounds to dramatic, swirling chords. "Bodb Derg" also features chords, but this time they are even more ominous, and unfold over concrete weight kicks. "Celestial Sphere" isn't quite as intense, but once again, Hybrasil makes fine use of the interplay between musical elements and the supporting rhythm. This time, a repetitive synth riff is looped over rattling groove and muddy drums. Rounding off this fine EP is "Cliodhna". On this occasion, the Irish producer channels the energy of Fachwerk to deliver a dense, swung rhythm.
Review: Last autumn, Maya-Jane Coles fired up her Cayam side project for the first time in six years in order to release a three-track EP of killer techno mutations on Kneaded Pains. This follow-up for Alan Fitzpatrick's We Are The Brave label is similarly-minded, with Coles focusing on hot and heavy beats, trippy electronic loops and savage dancefloor energy. She sets the tone on opener 'Universal Wisdom', where twisted and metallic-sounding electronics bubble away atop a stomping beat, before introducing some big melodic builds and undulating synth sounds on the similarly weighty 'Chaos in the Distance'. We'd also recommend checking warehouse-ready EP closer 'Sparkl', where razor-sharp stabs and glassy-eyed electronic loops ride another thunderous techno groove.
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