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Idle Hands continues its quest to support new talent coming out of Bristol with a fresh 12inch from local beatsmith Crump. Up to this point, he s been quietly slipping out razor sharp reduced house cuts on various artist releases for Extended Play and Banoffee Pies, but it s high time he had a 12inch of his to truly showcase his sound. The two tracks on this single tap into a consistent thread on Idle, fusing the minimal sensibilities of contemporary European house music with a swung, dub-weighted presence fit for soundsystem consumption in the fair city we call home. Much like previous releases from Leif, Christian Jay and Matt Karmil, this is a demonstration of stripped down music loaded with swagger. -Ice & Spheres- pivots around an ear-snagging 2-step shuffle that cuts through any mix, but there s scores of subtlety woven in between the drums to reward the attentive listener. Snatches of vocal, distant field recordings, low-blowing synth licks and other unidentifiable sonic matter lurk quietly in the mix to cast a spell on the sleep-deprived twitcher and warm-up head-nodder alike. Sporting a brighter disposition thanks to the sheen of its chords, -Mechanisms- provides a different vibe on the flip. The beat throws down with a rugged nod to West London broken styles while still tapping into that aforementioned continental 4/4 sensibility, injecting a refreshing variation into the densely populated minimal house landscape while maintaining the meditative qualities that keep the genre close to our hearts