the dancefloor, unable to do anything but move forward into the music. ‘Okhstk’ follows with a more traditional approach though the sound remains just as rugged with distortion obscuring the edges of the rhythm while melodic pressure mounts until it can seemingly no longer be contained but ultimately refuses to explode.
On the B-side ‘Flec’ starts with a steady, marching rhythm, the distorted kick drum somewhere in the vicinity of your hearing until all of a sudden it's in front of you and you can't escape its momentum. Once again Witch play with your senses, stacking rhythmic and melodic elements in a way that seems haphazard yet proves to be a clever trap that locks you into their own twisted sonic world. The EP closes with ‘Vosmr’, another slow-building, buzzing production with no distinctive edge that lures you in and swallows you whole.
Induction Hardened Bedways offers a fresh take on techno across its four tracks showing that the original spirit of the music is alive and well, and still capable of shocking and surprising.
A shot of doomy darkness from Ninja Tune, the new 12" from Illum Sphere, draws on the sound of early industrial to menacing results. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 19, 2016