Coming from Workshop associate Madteo, the first release from Joy Orbison and Will Bankhead's Hinge Finger doesn't disappoint. Aesthetically, the grainy, Bankhead designed sleeve is typically beautiful, whilst sonically has all the appeal of the aforementioned German imprint, oozing the foggy atmosphere of Amber-era Autechre, filtered through the lens of Detroit beatdown.. On "Bugler Gold" for instance, a languorous bassline drips between a barely-there kickdrum; it couldn't be more different than "(Biz R Us (Whore Powers Resolution)" which follows it, a clunking rhythmic machine that maintains a thunderous forward momentum despite its sharper edges being coated in a soporific blanket of Chloroformed cotton wool. The B-Side delivers a further surprise in the library music inspired oddity of "Scream Seq". "Xtra Loose Change (2010 refix)" meanwhile, is the sort of relentlessly deep house that is held together with little more than rhythm and pure atmosphere, each percussive micro-element perfectly balanced with a bass which is almost beyond the limit of human hearing. Excellent stuff.

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