Hurdslenk – The Myst

British producer Hurdslenk arrives on Vault Recordings with four tracks of fiercely propulsive techno. Following recent outings on Key Vinyl and Frenzy Recordings, he maintains his floor-focused trajectory on 'The Myst' EP. The pounding drums, paranoid swells and discreet vocal textures of 'Rain' start with direct intention, before the dissonant stabs and driving claps of 'Sirens' add further four-four fuel to the fire. The quick-fire cymbals of 'Reversed' soar over thumping kicks and haunting vocal cuts, before the moody atmospherics and magnetic rhythms of closing track 'Focal' somehow manage to maintain the EP's breathless tempo. No nonsense here.