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Releasing techno records by producers who don't always make techno is always appealing to us, especially when they are of the calibre of Edinburgh's C Mantle (Chris Mantle). With previous releases on Acre Recordings, Digital Distortions and Spacebar Sentiments that have included various strains of hardcore, electro and dark mutant bass, C Mantle unsurprisingly employs an assorted pick of sounds and techniques over his version of 'straight-up' club techno on 'Kindly Ones'. Featuring the vocals of Anastasia Petrova, which Chris has mangled and looped up to fit around a fierce trio of originals ('Kindly Ones 1', 'Kindly Ones 2' and the more stripped-back 'Kindly Ones 3'), the ep is topped off by a hefty, cowbell-driven remix by our old pal Barry Leach. Early support from Blawan, Truss, Randomer, AnD...