Red Rising EP vinyl

There's a specific kink to the kind of dark and potent techno that Rodhad crafts. Back once again on Dystopian, the Red Rising EP offers up three examples of how to push things forward in the more serious corners of the techno menagerie. "Hell Diver" works around the cyclical motion of a few key ingredients to create a measured malice that will do nothing for your disposition, with slight touches of foreign sounds in those choice moments to make the ears dart around in paranoia. "Mines Of Mars" meanwhile lets a bleepy bassline head out in front with some playful fills creating a distinctive quality to the synth. "Rising" finishes proceedings off with a stout floor worker buttoned up so tight it might combust at any moment.

Ben Sims, Konnekt [De:tuned], Billy Nasty, Kirk Degiorgio, Tripeo, Joachim Spieth, Abnormal Boyz, Arnaud Le Texier, Woo York, Juno Recommends Techno, 3.14, Edit Select, Hannu Ikola (Etherwerks), J. Haller, Philippe Petit, Coni, Resident Advisor, Gareth Wild (EarToGround Records), Rodhad, Borrowed Identity, Ilario Alicante