KLOKE Vinyl & CDs

Review: Brit in Melbourne Kloke follows up previous releases on this impressive NYC label (and sterling effort in 2014 on Sub Squared) with something different. The intense Latin percussion workout of "PHONE" sounds like Sergio Mendes on steroids in this relentless epic, while "Rhythm #1" is more restrained in its exotic execution. Jamal Moss does an impressive job as ever on the remix. His analogue hardware jam turning the track into something else completely.

Review: Melbourne-based Brit Kloke returns, once again joining the dots between a myriad of styles - IDM, Detroit techno, ambient and jazz - in his own inimitable way. The First Light EP is one of his strongest sets to date, and is built around an innate sense of atmosphere. While there are more dancefloor-centric cuts - see the fuzzy industrial swing of the Autechre-inspired "Dark Summer", and the interplanetary swagger of the Motor City themed "Space & Time" - Koke comes into his own when exploring sparser or beatless pastures. Nowhere is this more successful than on the 10-minute title track, a blissfully melodious and immerse ambient piece in four parts.