Bleep

London-based production duo Dense & Pika return to Hotflush Recordings with their Colt EP. Steadily deploying tough techno artillery on their own self-titled imprint, their third outing on Hotflush adds a little emotion. ‘Colt’ begins with a quaking kick but then is later joined by a beautiful, pensive piano riff that completely flips the emotions on their head; however ‘Black Deep’ leaves sentimentality behind and tunes its constituents to suit the basement crowds. Flipping over, ‘Vomee’ expands hard chord stabs over a muscular percussion base whereas live take ‘Airless’ shows the duo in full force, crafting a swinging tribal groove on the fly.