Rings Around Saturn

For the first album on brokntoys, Rory McPike (Rings Around Saturn, Bleekman, 2200, Pickleman) puts the hammer down with a double pack of abstract and dancefloor excursions. Oozing style, the Melbourne producer showcases a singular talent over 11 tracks, bridging frazzled new wave & pulsating techno via claustrophobic electronics. Equally at home dragging bodies on to the floor (classy IDM-nodder Automatic Memory) as keeping them throbbing till sunrise (early-morning highlight Pulp Tech), BT30 deftly connects the varied threads laid out by McPike over his previous EPs for Forbidden Planet, Unthank and Analogue Attic. Crucially never feeling strained during its steps through styles, there’s plenty here for the DJs and herbally-minded home-listening enthusiasts alike. One to sink into. 300 copies.