- "Live and unplanned... unmastered and recorded raw in stereo directly from the modular." Modular Techno Vol. 2 comes right from the rehearsal tapes of Steevio, UK analogue enthusiast and organizer of the Freerotation festival. "Heddwch" starts off the EP in contemplative mode, with a squirmy bassline that hugs the ground like an earthworm. Little bits of melody break off in squeaky chunks, random but somehow flowing—a byproduct of the modular method, but from someone who really knows how to control the unwieldy platform. More of a groover, "Chwyldro" has a swing offset by some gravelly snares, but its melody lines never really reach beyond minuscule blips, like bleep techno at its most sedate.
"Ymuno" does it one better, taking the attempted slinkiness of "Chwyldro" and driving it home with a tight bassline that wriggles happily underneath melodies that resolve in a much more natural way. Modular Techno wraps up with "Teulu," another slow-burning tune that bubbles and swells like an old Hessle Audio tune rendered in 16-bit.
Tracklist A1 Heddwch
A2 Chwyldro
B1 Ymuno
B2 Teulu