YAN COOK 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Yan Cooked has been crafting no nonsense and fad free techno weapons for a mighty long time on plenty of the scene's most assured labels. His own Cooked is one of them by now and this is where he returns for a tenth outing in the form of his Distorted Memories EP. 'Sweat' is a punchy opening salvo with gritty claps and grainy techno drums leaning into a stiff breeze. 'Reason' has screwy saw tooth synths that sound truly mad and the title cut that hurries along at a quicker pace with rattling metal panels and thwacking great hits. 'Crab' is a different vibe entirely - twisted drums and breaks and lashings of acidic synth work.

Review: The always visceral techno craftsman Yan Cook is back with more big room destruction. He steps away from his usual Delsin home to land on the Ukrainian hotbed Cooked. "Counterclockwise" is a thrilling track with hammering kicks and electrifying synths tying the groove in knots. "Abstract" is dark and even more twisted, with kicks so big they will crumble the foundations of any club. The busy, dense and complex styles continues on the rave "Tidal Disruption" before "Noiser" sinks into a more hypnotic and stripped back groove. This one is in a rush, and will have yo in the same state in no time.