An exclusive debut from an underground dance star, a new remix of the master of minimal techno and a 12-inch featuring Tony Benn from a deep-house icon top this week’s playlist
The Guardian has an exclusive debut of this track from John T Gast, whose debut – the most exciting underground dance LP of the year so far – is out on 23 February from Planet Mu. Gast has previously turned up alongside former Hype Williams soothsayer Inga Copeland, and he shares HW’s sense of obfuscation (his official press shot is of a lamb). But he also shares their fascination with dub and lo-fidelity. On Claim Your Limbs, a curl of Detroit techno melody probes upwards, as clattering percussion builds like mania, and heavy delay adds that dub dread. Also keep an ear out for the insidious Infection, and the equally banging Congress, surely set to become another dancefloor favourites.
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by Ben Beaumont-Thomas via Electronic music | The Guardian
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