Bleep

Ploy’s second EP on Timedance (Batu, Bruce) evidences why he’s turning so many heads in the UK’s club scene at the moment. Intrigued By The Drum is a slinky, nimble collection that rinses out classic techno and house stylings to create something altogether more lithe. The title track is a joy, with a wonky percussion lick drifting in and out of the mix while Ploy paints colourfully with delay. ‘Zoom’ does something similar while the drum take makes the sort intimations towards two-step intimations that got Ploy on Hessle Audio’s roster. ‘Blow Poke’ and ‘Bad Seed’ contain more rattling beats as well as some deep kicks befitting a release on a Bristol label.