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After an A-side debut on M_Red Ltd’s heady 10’’ series, shadowy outfit Overall Severity return with their first full outing for KEY Vinyl. Much like the slabs of steely sonic wares that have paved the way before it, “Knowing The Healing” presents three works of on-point dance floor material we’ve come to associate with the underground tastemaker. “Explain Pain” is the EP’s aggravated opener. A pounding kick and itchy percussion unfurls into a din of claps and noises, spliced with melodious peals and a low-slung sort of groove. “Backfiring Nerves” is one of those cool peak-time weapons: frantic yet subtle, deeply groovy and plied with much-loved vintage crashes. “Parasympathetic” then concludes in the form of a chugging basement bomb awash with bleary acid tones, crystal hats and muted dissonant chimes. All in all, “Knowing The Healing” marks a powerful entry into the ring from these ones-to-watch newcomers.