incl cd, when promoting the release of figure-grounds ep 5, released december 2016 it was finally announced that the previously anonymous modular duo were in fact dronelocks alexander church and boris brenecki from ontal. so now the cats out of the bag it seems fitting that figure-ground should have this outing on the dronelock / ontal co-run label, shadow story. add to that a collaboration with one of the uks finest electronic artists and figure-ground fan, paul mac and you know youre set for some beautifully worked productions from this trio of talent. teasing and playing with the hardware throughout the ep, theyve stayed within the realms of techno to create mind-melting and dance floor devastation across 6 tracks. from virtues values & venom itself that opens with gusto, before erratic beat experimentation on eightfold path, the frenetic digital dialectic, which also gets a second more staccato outing on version 2, noble habitus with its machine-funk to the subterranean nativism, its obviously been an enjoyable ride and that translates to the listener.