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Prolific powers in rave and counterculture, Luca Lozano and Mr. Ho debut on Phantasy with the deliciously gnarly ‘Wrekons EP'. Already locked in close collaboration at their own Klasse Wrecks label, this temporary migration to Erol Alkan's peerless London imprint with four outsider-electro variations that sit comfortably amongst the more bombastic moments in Phantasy's history.

‘Reach Out And Touch’ sets the tone, bursting sound systems wide open with an introduction that takes Lozano and Ho out of the basement and into the widest festival fields, overdriven with sheer energy and a flawless arrangement that sets up all manner of musical twists until the final chord. ‘Psycho Rasp’ expands from a simple cowbell beat to a circuit-frying melody, a machine rush that isn’t afraid to strip back to bare essentials for a devilishly simple, extremely effective breakdown.

On the flip, the pair push things further still, particularly on the lubricious ‘Grease Beat’, an unrelenting symphony of rubber-faced bass, crashing cymbals and demented drums, ideally composed to pair daring DJs with submissive dancers. ‘Tin Can Hustler’ closes off the EP with the duo’s leftfield take on jackin’ house, its dense groove bubbling up from underneath the strangest analogue signals.

The title and sleeve artwork for 'Wrekons' (undertaken by Lozano’s design alter ego PLANETLUKE.COM) makes reference to the Perkons HD01, a drum machine made by Latvian wizards Erica Synths, and one that was used heavily throughout the two-day session in which these tracks were recorded.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Phantasy Sound are churning 'em out the warehouse at the moment, but this four tracker from the two Klasse Records main heads might well be my favourite one of the year! Speaker busting club kinetics that straddle techno, acid and electro camps with a cocky swagger. Well good.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Reach Out And Touch
A2. Psycho Rasp
B1. Grease Beat
B2. Tin Can Hustler