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2021, 12″ EP, Well Street Records.
Following scattered appearances on Gestalt, The Untold Stories and First Second Label, Sputnik One makes a landing on Well Street with some nimble, needlepoint techno modernism that fits the label’s forward-leaning tendencies perfectly. ‘Schwann’ is a fast-paced blizzard of blips, bleeps and pin-prick beats, while ‘Vain’ locks into a more earthen groove accentuated with dynamic layers of sound design. ‘Warm Body’ plies some dexterous drums sculpted with finesse and detail, and ‘Teef’ completes the set with a spiritually charged uplift peppered with dub sirens and dislocated voices. There’s a lightness of touch in the balance of sounds across the whole EP, and yet it hits with force, making for a thoroughly smart club record for those who like to keep things inventive in the dance. – Juno