S Crosbie

Hypnotic late-night techno from the rapidly maturing Dark Arts imprint. The brooding Point Blank kicks things off, combining twisted low end darkness with eerie orchestral stabs and immense claps and a darkly elegant opening. Next up, Panic is an essential joint, riding in on a tightly-controlled broken rhythm before a unique, string-heavy motif provides the intrigue. Side 2 opens with the tensile funk of Downstream a sleek, driving dancefloor offering to get lost in, with space-aged atmospherics and bristling percussion sitting astride a tunnelling techno groove. Finally the motorik Ricochet combines submerged dub textures with slinky synth work and a strong closing statement.

• 1 Point Blank
• 2 Panic
• 3 Downstream
• 4 Ricochet