Of Water & The Spirit vinyl

Earlier in the year, Abdullah Rashim popped up on Northern Electrics under the Lundin Oil guise with an album of abstract techno and ambient explorations entitled Between The Shields. Here he returns to the label under his given name, with a no-nonsense set of club-ready cuts. Opener "Vestal Witness" sets the tone, with droning, sustained notes and icy textures riding a restless techno groove. "Of Water & The Spirit" is a slightly wilder affair, with ragged, psychedelic electronics smothering a denser, more percussive rhythm track, while "Riding To Infinity" is a far-out, electro-influenced drum workout. All three tracks are undeniably moody, as you'd probably expect from both label and artist.

Joachim Spieth, Edit Select, Bovill, Unbroken Dub, Rogér, Deep'a & Biri, Philippe Petit, Resident Advisor, Adriana Lopez