Two years ago, everywhere you went: garage, garage, hardcores dead, jungles dead, its all dead, its all dead Jungle forever Crucial repress of the second EP from Ilian Tapes Ilian Skee series; pound-for-pound maybe the heaviest Skee Mask piece to date. A1 cut Inti is a divine piece of polyrhythmic techno very much in the vein of Shred, followed by Kappelberg Chant which sets off in breakier territory. Routine is the shooting star here, with luscious Logical Progression-grade pads underpinning Herr Masks expertly-sliced breaks to stunning effect (hit the audio samples, hearing is believing!). The breakneck drum & bass rollage of Skreet Lvl Dub foreshadows the 160bpm tearouts hed explore further on Compro, draped in airy dub textures and vaporous synth cascades. Highly recommended.

• black vinyl pressing
• 2019 repress
• music label:Ilian Tape 2017

reviewed bywinston wolf03/2019