- Following three solid techno efforts for Horizontal Ground and Black Sun Records, AnD (the Manchester duo of Andro and Dimit) return to their dubstep roots with their latest EP, this time for Project Squared. But before we lose ye techno purists entirely, heed that this is AnD-style dubstep—of the swinging throbbing variety that was first aired in 2009 via the pensive Mindset imprint.
"Algorythmic Love" teases open the four tracker with hissing snares and spitting electronic soundbites before unleashing its pounding core. "Brother from Another Mother" and "Swing Me" descend into far dubbier territories. Formed from broken steppy skeletons, both are fleshed with spacy chords and voluptuous reverb in two delicious examples of dubstep-techno crossover. Saying that, AnD's productions here stand up alone and are quite removed from any label or sound affiliations. In a cluttered era rife with appropriation, AnD appear to be forging something rare—a distinct voice. A remix from Tom Dicicco rounds off Algorythmic Love on a tech house tip, adding purring hit-hats and groove to the track's enveloping dub fog.
Tracklist 01. Algorythmic Love
02. Brother From Another Mother
03. Swing Me
04. Brother From Another Mother (Tom Dicicco Late Night Dub)