Cat: G12
Earlier in the year, Ewan McVicar and Steven Simpson made their debut as Granary 12 as part of a collaborative, single-sided 12" with Weapons of Desire regular Auto Sound City. This then is their solo debut, a three-track missive primed for peak-time plays. The duo successfully sets the tone with "Diga", an intoxicating blend of rugged analogue electronics, thumping beats, swirling vocal samples, psychedelic acid lines and layered hand percussion, before ratcheting up the intensity on mind-altering jack-track "Brasserrie". Over on side B it's all about "Acid Freq", a thrillingly intense acid techno romp where raw, razor sharp TB-303 lines attack the senses in seemingly endless waves.