Bleep

Back in 2015 Joseph Higgins was responsible for the second drop on the fledgling Timedance imprint. Both producer and label have grown in the four years since L.SAE’s The West End As It Will Be - while Higgins has switched his name to Metrist and released through Opal Tapes and Where To Now?, Timedance’s stature has grown to the extent that it can now claim to be one of the leading labels in the British clubsphere. Higgins’ return to Batu’s label with Metrist’s Pollen Pt. 1 EP is a victory lap for all concerned. The four cuts here are the sort of lurching drum tracks that Metrist has carved out as his niche - though we’re not sure if he’s ever made anything quite as funky as the shuffling, garage-influenced ‘QB Lopes’.