Torn Clouds – Drumcode 331

Amsterdam’s Bart Skils and Toronto-born Weska return for a fourth collaborative outing, delivering two finely crafted techno tools with a melodic heart. ‘Torn Clouds’ builds around sweeping arpeggios and a surging mid-tempo groove, its tension shaped for peak-time drama – the kind that melts fog machines at clubs like Amnesia or Space. It’s sleek and unrelenting, but there’s emotion in the detail: pads glint like rain clearing from sky. On the flip, ‘Dusk Till Dawn’ stretches out further, riding a sinuous rhythm that slowly opens into sunrise shimmer. The pair’s knack for building atmosphere without resorting to cliche is what sets them apart – all the lift without the cheese. Dancefloors from Factory93 to Awakenings have already felt the impact of these, and it’s easy to hear why.