Orbe Germany Vinyl & CDs

Review: The Orbe label keeps it super deep with this new one from Elias Garcia. This is techno for the late-night hours when you're happy to sink way down below the surface and get lost in the magic of hypnotic rhythm. 'Elton' is a perfect opener that soon locks you in and then '8S5H' brings unsettling synth tones that speak of upcoming danger. 'Targeting' is another heady one with minimal elements but maximum cerebral impact and 'Atonement' closes with an eerie kick.

Review: Spain-based ORBE returns to his own label with more of his deep-burrowing and linear techno excellence. These are the sort of sounds that warp space and time and leave you utterly dissociated from reality. 'Hypernova' gets under way in an urgent hurry with wispy synths and fizzing static marbled the lumpy kicks. 'Echo Drift' takes on a more cosmic quality as it journeys through the cosmos into the unknown as various sci-fi signifiers drift by. That theme continues on the Millsian 'Halo' and possibly the best is saved until last with 'Infinite Flux' bringing some psychedelic synth twists to jacked up drums.