Three Point Zero CD

Six years after making his debut with the blistering "Electric Rain" single on Subculture Recordings, Maztek has finally got round to producing his debut album. Those who've followed the Italian producer's career will feel right at home, for Three Point Zero touches on many of his usual themes. So, while the bulk of the album is made up winding, twisted, techno-influenced D&B, the Rome-based studio don also doffs his cap to dubstep, half-step hip-hop/D&B hybrids, and experimental, hard-to-define dancefloor rinse-outs. Occasionally intense and regularly dark, Three Point Zero's greatest calling card is Maztek's impeccable beat programming. Even the straight-up D&B rollers feature an imaginative variety of rhythms.