Techno veteran Mike McClure can be found these days running the Analog label alongside Freddy Fresh in Minnesota, and he's been reviving his raw, hardware-based techno output this year with some strong digi-only appearances. Now he's back on wax with some fist-shaking belters steeped in Midwestern grit - just check "Illuminati Confirmed" with its nasty acid lines and tough drum jack. "Plague Doctor" is an uneasy jam that should satisfy all lovers of truly underground, darkside, old-skool techno, but things get even eerier with "Quantum Levitation." This stuff right here is the real deal, and you can hear McClure's experience all over the tracks.[info from Label]