Version One vinyl

The Version One EP sees Toronto based producer Kevin McPhee make a welcome return to the [Naked Lunch] label, with the three track 12" the first full release of 2013 for artist and label alike. McPhee's early promise was showcased on the label back in 2011 with the R&B vocal-sampling Get In With You EP, and he's since developed his blend of dusty drums and noisy sound design across a smorgasbord of labels from Idle Hands to WNCL via Ramp and Hypercolour. Version One represents a further development of McPhee's cross disciplinary style; the gasping accordion-like synths of the title track are seemingly produced with the tiled walls of Panorama Bar in mind, while a miscellany of percussion and disordered drums make up "It's What She Wants", harking back to McPhee's off-kilter take on UK bass music. Final track "P1:P2? is perhaps the best, as a loveless vocal provides notable contrast to the almost affectionate blend of deep pads and rigid beats.

Ben Sims, Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Psyk, Lesca