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Review: SND & RTN brings it home on this new 12" for Lempuyang that explores their signature techno depths. 'Palantir' opens with fathoms-deep dub and ice-cold synths that snake their way over the face of the track, while 'Hyperdrive' has rumbling chords and smeared pads that keep you on the ocean floor and 'Dub Conjurer' allows in a little more light from the surface with delicate shards piercing the murk. 'Tales From The Outer Rim' shuts down with a nice gentle rhythm that undulates beneath rippling pad work and works well as perfect early evening warm up.

Review: As is hinted at by the fact the label is called Echo, there is plenty of bottomless dub brilliance to this new record from SND & RTN. It pairs the best of the original and old school sound with some fresh new ideas. 'Feedback In Dub' opens up with rattling chords hanging in a vast open chamber next to muted, seductive trumpets. 'Istari' ups the pace and hints that a gear change might be just around the corner, and 'The Orb' then slips into silky and ice cold minimal dub territory. 'Hear A Man' dare to bring a little light and optimism but this remains an EP that is only for the heads.

Review: Minimal three-lettered maestros SND & RTN return for yet more dub techno trickery. 'Unknown Depths' scours an abyssally wet pit of sound over the course of four tunes, rivalling images of perhaps some underwater Tartarus-Marianas lovechild. As ever, the analog-centrism rings true with this prolific duo; true Von Oswald-style tape delay/feedback noise, sidechained to high heaven, is heard on the title track, lending an inimitable stamp of unpolished legitness to an otherwise often-clean sound. The stabs and hats of 'Clouds' and 'Deep Space', meanwhile, are clean and adept, not overthought but certainly just well-placed to arouse the best of emotions is us.