The latest release from Hessle Audio comes in the form of a six-track, double vinyl pack from Ramadanman. Kicking off with "I Beg You", with its ominous sounding groaning and sampled French vocals, the Hessle co-founder goes in deep, with trademark glockenspiel like percussion and a grouchy b-line. Next is "No Swing", with its gently taut, echoing soundscape and gloopy SFX adding deeper dimension to the slow burning piece. "Tumble" showcases squeaky, grating synths which come in and out of focus until it falls into the most minimal of drops, heralded by live drum rolls, rather reminiscent of fellow Hessler, James Blake. On the second vinyl, "A Couple More Years" gets things going nicely, whilst the stabbing detached rhythms of "Bleeper", with sampled city noises, refined bleeps, quirky, panting atmospherics and all manner of oddities. Finishing up with "Don't Change For Me", the EP closes with this hissing percussive, synth-drenched piece, with chiming gong-like sounds and strained vocal snatches, plus distinct echoes of Joy Orbison creeping in here and there. A finely crafted EP.

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