Waspriders (Dan Only & Pletnev)

Toronto duo Dan Only and Pletnev deliver four tracks of bass-heavy techno and tribal percussion under the Waspriders moniker on Barcelona's 999 Goosebumps. This is properly dark, properly physical music - the kind that demands space and low-end response. A Ciel remix rounds out the package, adding another angle to an already compelling statement.

999 Goosebumps continues its run of uncompromising underground techno with GSB02, positioning itself as a label unafraid of the margins. Waspriders' approach sits somewhere between stripped-down industrial techno and tribal percussion work, all weight and intention. Nothing decorative here. The tracks build through repetition and pressure rather than arrangement, letting rhythm and bass do the talking.

For the sort of listener who knows the difference between techno that sounds cool and techno that actually moves you.