Shadowlands EP vinyl

Future Days is a new label exploring the deep, dark, warehouse sound of techno music - "Fuck me, it's so so BAAAAD!!! droppin' Monday :)" Mary Anne Hobbs. Taking cues from the halcyon days of techno when beats were tougher, synths were darker and warehouses were sweatier; Isomer Transition is the mysterious alias of an artist who wishes to be anonymous and the first release on a brand new techno label! "Journeys" kicks off the fledgling Future Days imprint in style, setting a precedent for stylish grinding sci-fi excursions. The 12" opens with choice cut "Dark Star" (possibly named after John Carpenter's triumphant first feature?) and we are treated to beats straight out of the Surgeon textbook with hazy hallucinogenic melodies which could have been lifted from Vangelis's classic Blade Runner score. The mood here is strictly neon-lit; rain pouring onto decomposing streets and gunshots filling the skies. The flip takes this sentiment further still, with 'Heavy Water', a clipped Monolake-like anthem taking the lead. As the dense chords cut through the gritty yet complex beatplay, it is obvious we are in the presence of a master at work, and although Isomer Transition has chosen to remain anonymous, it is quite clear that his identity will be whispered about for some time.