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Review: Four distinct late-night techno tracks, each packing a punch. Side-1 opens with 'Guilt', a tight, dark, and brooding techno banger, designed to keep the dancefloor moving with its relentless energy. Following that is 'Troia', a primal, alien-like track that mesmerises with snappy rhythms and hypnotic soundscapes. On Side-2, 'Crea' delivers a stomping, sci-fi-infused beat that feels like a journey through futuristic landscapes, perfect for intense moments in a set. Closing out the EP is 'Vowels', an eerie, dark cut with unsettling atmospheres that create a sense of mystery and tension. The 'Crea EP' is a showcase of Alarico's range in techno, blending brooding moods with driving rhythms, making it an ideal pick for late-night sessions.

Review: Four tribal techno tracks ideal for deep cave dwelling ravers. 'Exoskeleton' opens with primal tribal techno, seamlessly blending dark prog house and techno themes. Its hypnotic rhythms and brooding atmosphere set the tone. 'Sauve Moi' follows, offering a sensual mix of tribal and organic sounds, combining deep house and techno elements. Side-2 kicks off with 'Lick Your Soul,' a stomping techno track with a robotic build and relentless energy. This piece drives forward with an unyielding pulse, perfect for high-energy moments on the dancefloor. Closing the EP, 'Body Whispers' brings a loopy, percussive tribal groove that is both infectious and deep, ensuring listeners are left entranced by its rhythmic complexity.

Review: Impressively inventive techno from Amsterdam's Yanamaste, who insists on us dancing while working in juddering vocal samples and rumbly low-end movements. Erring on the no-fluff - while still indulging some of the more experimental and lesser-heard production techniques of techno, such as rapidfire glitchings - opener 'Dance' makes a surreal dreamwork out of its shifty upfront lead vox, against which techy tics and kicks skitter across in a style reminiscent of precursors like Barnt or DJ Koze. 'All Night' shifts the vibe slightly, more into reverberative warehouse rave territory, whilst '8 Tone' fleshes out the long-decayed hi-hat, and 'Trojan gets increasingly broken and syncopated with things.