Unknown Artist – OMM001

The clue's in the name - Only Music Matters are putting the sound up front and ignoring the loaded meanings and attachments that come with artist names and artwork. It's an approach that suits the sound on this first 12", which reveals the label's focus on heads-down minimal for the club. Such utilitarian music is about the greater whole - how these particular tracks fit into the wider narrative of an extended wormhole DJ set or indeed the scene at large. Don't write them off as tools though - there are some serious ideas tucked away in here. Just listen to the cosmic swirl and submerged acid rub of the B-line on 'Track 2' and you'll realise the music really is doing the talking here.