Fresh from his ‘Let’s Roll EP’ on Radio Slave’s Rekids, Hopeworks curator Lo Shea further cements his status as a true innovator of the UK underground with the ‘Iterations EP’ on Dusky’s 17 Steps.
Leading the charge, ‘Iterations’ is eight dark twisted minutes of tripped-out melodic techno that will sweat the walls of warehouses from London to Tokyo – drawing a lineage from The Omen, Atomic Jam and The Orbit through to Berghain, De School and – indeed – Hopeworks itself.
On the remix, Stockholm’s Peder Mannerfelt takes it down an industrial rabbit hole of terror-core synths, rave sirens and sonic paranoia.
Across the rest of EP, Lo Shea flexes his sonic diversity with ‘Ornithurae’ offering an intriguing mix of bruising bass, twitchy layer loaded percussion and sinister soundscapes – somewhere between D’n’B donDillinja circa ’96, early Claude Von Stroke material, Radioactive Man and fellow Sheffield legend Oris Jay.
Dark, soulful and ravey, ‘Higher’ closes things off with a uniquely UK hybrid that traces lines through militant Tresor-heyday techno, vintage Strictly Rhythm diva house and hard-core vibes.
LO SHEA – ‘ITERATIONS’ EP
A1. Iterations
A2. Iterations (Peder Mannerfelt Remix)
B1. Ornithurae
B2. Higher ft. NK
‘Iterations’ EP is Out Now through ’17 Steps Recordings’
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