Caustic View vinyl

Following an intriguing turn from Laurel Halo side-project King Felix and the return of Regis and Surgeon's British Murder Boys, Mute sub-label Liberation Technologies returns with Caustic View, probably its strongest outing to date and the second record from Hessle Audio's Bandshell. Its name seems only too appropriate given the sonic quality of lead track "Winton" which sounds like Metasplice remixing Maurice Fulton's Syclops project - though the sonar-like tones of "Perc" show the Northener to be equally capable of more contemplative moments too. "Nice Mullet" actually manages to outdo Pangaea in the contemporary pirate radio jungle stakes, complete with grimy subs and drums caked in rust, while the slumped techno of closer "Landfill" is as claustrophobic as anything on his Hessle debut. Make no mistake, this is a stunning record.