Ukrainian pair Andrew Vanzhula and Dennis Andriyanov aka Woo York debut on Life & Death with a superb, blissed out release. The title track starts with the sound of bird song at dawn before swinging into a ponderous basslines that is shrouded in a tapestry of liquid percussion. It's a hugely impressive opening track, but the pair maintains the same high standards on "Odyssey" and "Black Soul". Both are coated in resonant acid textures but have a swagger that will keep dance floors interested. Soon enough however, the focus swings back to the esoteric and "Distance" is led by evocative sounds and tranced out melodies, while "He & She" ends the release with eerie synths and bleeding acid lines to the fore.

Kirk Degiorgio, Resident Advisor, Gareth Wild (EarToGround Records)