Contraste EP vinyl

Wow! Coming on like a rumbling ultra menacing techno version of the Jaws Theme is the lead track "Crasse" on the new EP from rising German producer Roman Lindau. Back on Mike Dehnert's Fachwerk imprint after a brief dalliance with Ostgut last year, Lindau is in fine form, twisting out an industrial thud over the most evil of bass frequencies on a track that oozes dark energy and demands to be played very loud in a dark sweaty place. The flipside proves to be just as impressive though both tracks kind of live in the mammoth shadow of the A Side. "Lyrica" opts for the minimal throb, spectral pulses twisting around rattling percussion that reverberates deep into the mix beneath the thudding bass whilst "Slow Dope" draws out a heavily dubbed out staccato stutter that is both unnerving and alluring.

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