power station continue to present their penchant for dark dance club sounds as the third edition of the kris baha-led imprint looks to another melbourne local by way of lochlan denholm aka disrute. after surfacing on the labels sampler debut just last year, reflexivity sees lochlan a chance to explore his style of twisted, pulsing homage to new wave and motorik throb. anvil landing wastes no time laying down intentions. sparse friendly drums are met with a modulating bass line and lazy arpeggio, an incessant sonar pulses and drum rolls intensify. snorkel continues the mid-tempo intensity, distressed kick counterpoint with aggressive stabs that rise and swirl before reaching a powerful climax, a track reminiscent of the 2000 s turbo-charged italo disco edits. on the flip we see japanese supergroup mascaras, made up of chida and 5ive (cos/mes) tackle unreleased kabutops. vocal fans of disrute s kabu track from the label sampler, here mascaras provide a fast paced acid-heavy reinterpretation, intense yet restrained with erratic drum trickery taking disrute to techno territory. finally, disrute reflects with title track reflexivity. digital arpeggios and a brooding one note bass work around curt cress style harmonic drums, a low slung piece for the early evening. hand drawn picture sleeve and label, a complete package that signals exciting times for power station ahead.

opening their doors every saturday for mind-altering shock treatment, power station has been giving their raging punters a potent dose of megawatt reality. their curatorial expertise has established an institution that will now extend the mythical energy generated with a record label in the form of annual limited 12inch compilations, grouping tracks that have already become the club s signature tunes. resident, booker and co-founder kris baha finds himself on both sides of the inaugural disc, with the ball of confusion solo production something something, and again as heavy concern in collaboration with otologic s nick murray, a name synonymous with the melbourne club circuit being one quarter of the animals dancing massive. young gun disrute captures the optimum warm up set with the shape shifting slow burner ka-bu while scene veteran and haul music boss mike callander discovers a new lab mutation of sci-fi soundtrack, damaged funk and cerebral house

this is another incident of despair, hope and rhythmic adventures. nothing beautiful without struggle.