Enigma vinyl

Artificial DRM debuted earlier this year with a cassette release on Semantica, which announced the arrival of a new player in the European deep techno game. Rubbing shoulders with artists like Artefakt, Aphelion and Korridor, this smart and swift follow-up on Alpengluhen delivers on the promise of that first tape with five pristine plungers to take you 20,000 leagues under. The vast, swooping clouds of ambience on 'Alp02' tell you all you need to know about how deep Artificial DRM is prepared to get, but there's plenty of formal structure in the drums to keep you steadfast in the mix. From lightly pattering meditations to crisp and surefooted workouts, this record delivers as a listening experience as well as a dancing one.