Second Revealed Recordings pick this week, and Interference from Alex Nocera and Roy Batty is a different beast from the MatricK track that opened the list. This one’s got a darker, more tech-leaning edge to it, trading festival euphoria for something you’d hear in a sweaty basement closer to sunrise. The groove is relentless and stripped back, built around a bassline that just will not quit and a vocal sample chopped into pure rhythmic texture. Roy Batty being a Blade Runner reference is not lost on me, and the track does have a certain replicant coldness to it in the best possible way. There’s a mechanical precision to the whole thing that feels deliberate, every element locked to the grid and pulsing with menace. This is the kind of track DJs slip in to reset a room’s energy when things are getting too friendly. The drop doesn’t explode so much as it tightens, which is a more interesting choice than the usual big-room fireworks. Interference is for the heads who like their dance music with a little darkness baked in. Count me in.
January
Chrome Daydream
Chrome stars, jelly hearts and holographic colour. A nod to the glossy, optimistic graphics of the early web.