This record’s grooves come reinforced with cast iron beats, the sort other people just don’t make any more. That said, it could hardly be mistaken for an excercise in nostalgia, as the bump ‘n’ flex is a springboard for something more unsettling. The bittersweet atmosphere of “Basement Mood” could be imagined as a mythical encounter, Grant Nelson versus Aphex Twin at his most haunting. By the same logic, “String Ting” is an improbable meeting of M-Dubs and Drexciya, its sharp breakbeat funk caught up in stormy arpeggios. “Buzzin Twelve” is icier still, bouncing an ominous choral synth patch off of its elastic bassline.

Regardless of any connections with the past, such references only go so far in conveying Buzzin10′s uniqueness. More importantly still, we know from having tried them ourselves that each of these tunes works without fail on a dancefloor. This EP is only a selection of the material we have; listen up for now, but keep your ears open for more.