NOT A HEADLINER Vinyl & CDs

Review: The Rose Island got plenty of attention, and rightly so, for its first EP, and it is now back with another that is just as good. Not A Headliner is well regarded for Detroit-influenced sounds and that is the case again here. 'Desobediencia Como Virtud' opens up with warm, driving machine sounds that are peppered with hammering percussion then 'Barracuda' races ahead with more dubbed, economical but effective linear techno grooves. 'Cashflow' is more bouncy and buoyant and 'Pseudofan' then gets trippy with some wild sound designs and broken drum patterns that make for real carnage.

Review: Proper techno heads love to push back against the system and this artist Not A Headliner does that right down to their ironic alias. The Murcia-born producer is making his first solo outing on his own KAOS series here and he does not muck about. The closing track in particular is a monster that has been a closing favourite for the legendary Freddy K for a while now. Elsewhere there are thumping and textural cuts like 'Moderate Tendencies', loopy panel beaters like 'Raikou' and rusty rave-ups such as 'Something Hard To Find'. A blistering EP, for sure.