Bleep

Michigan monolith Todd Osborn returns with a stripped-down EP for Gerd Jansons’s Running Back label – his first release on the imprint in seven years. T-Rhythm Trax Volume 1 sees the long-time producer present his intuition for rhythmic variety. Osborn knows how to work his computer: ‘Beatapella’ plays with a chopped up vocal sample, and all the other tracks make do with outright drum machine sounds, building up layers of percussive elements. From bouncing bass drums to reverberant clap effects and frantic hi-hats, their perfectly refined sound makes this release essential – not just for DJs.