VANCOUVER HARDWARE TECHNO DUO STEP UP WITH THEIR 1080P DEBUT “NIGHT GYM”.The British Columbia scene has been on a steady ascent the past half-decade or so with their own brand of blunted, bloodshot-eyed house. Ashlee Luk & Lida P. throw a wrench in thegears with their latest 12-inch as Minimal Violence: jacking 707 beats bordering on Drexciyan electro (Houses), cavernous industrial throb (the title track) and blown-out vocal refrains equal parts Adonis and Front 242 are all on offer here. Ashlee & Lida weave that into a bed of lush pads and funky synth bass that weve come to expect from a Vancouver house record, but never before has one sounded this dangerous. Recommended.

• fold-out poster insert
• music label: 1080p 2016

reviewed by peanut dust12/2016

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