Proud Generation EP – Planet Rhythm Special Series 26

Best start in for this new one from the established Dutch label Special Series because Spanish dup Oscar Escapa and Horacio Cruz are in sixth gear from the off. Their sound is not particularly rough or overwrought, but instead features tightly woven techno rhythms that are always on the move. ‘Proud Generation’ is loopy and rattling, with automated factory-in-overdrive energy, while ‘Bazaar Star’ is more paddy, giddy, and airy. ‘Awakening Education’ is infectious and unrelenting in its onward march, with soft metal percussion and frantic drums and then ‘In The Wall’ is another dense, layered tapestry of loops that cannot be penetrated.