Terminal Operations 003 vinyl

Berlin residents Kuno and Spaceinvasion have been deploying some sublimely evil cuts on their Terminal Operations label since they kicked the damn project off, and things look like they're taking an even nastier turn thanks to this collaborative release between Fallbeil and Holland's Ekman. The latter has been very active over the last few years, and we particularly liked the man's releases for Will Bankhead's TTT so this feels like the right sort of imprint for the producer to be branching out to next. Fallbeil kicks off the A-side with two devilish electro cuts, steeped in a deep distortion that successfully renders them utterly noxious on the loudspeakers, and ready for some pulverising action on the floor. Over on the flip, Ekman's "Nemein" spews 303-licked acid all over the shop, rounded off by cleverly detuned cowbells and toms, whereas "Philopannyx" strips the distortion back to make room for an eerie, subtly acid jam from the depths of the inferno. Bad.