Oxide vinyl

Industrial strength D&B futurism from Amoss. First up "Oxide", a sinewy co-lab with Dutch artist Fre4knc. Both acts complementing each other's stark, minimal styles, the slow-burning fire ignites with murmuring sound design and outer planetary processes before dropping into an understated grunting groove. Meanwhile on B, Amoss go it alone with two iceberg bangers: "Hold Back" leans heavily on super-sized tribal drums that weave the lead melody which is mirrored by the waspy bass beneath. "Skittles" is more of a straight-up roller where a tightly clipped bassline does all the white-knuckle driving, deftly navigating through Amoss's trademark eerie, misty sonic constructions.