For Hardway Bros first ep for Throne of Blood, Sean looked back to the late 80s Belgian New Beat scene as well as Chicagos storied Wax Trax imprint for inspiration, turning in two walloping originals that could just as easily soundtrack a gothic club night instead of an acid house rave. On the A-side, A/B Musique kicks off the proceedings with a steady lurching rhythm, driving the dancefloor to ecstacy thanks to densely layered synths and the contributions of Timothy J. Fairplay of The Asphodells fame. The flipside features the absolutely devasting rhythms of Shorty backed by an utterly epic nine-minute remix by Scott Fraser which manages to fuse the disparate sounds of new beat and the lush analog house vibes of classic Mr. Fingers even as it name checks the latters legendary Above The Clouds LP.
