Hidden Recordings, NYC-based underground emissary of full-throttle techno return with a bruising triple threat: ‘DSC028-DSC030‘, the latest dispatch in Deepak Sharma’s ongoing DSC series.
A triptych of industrial-grade dancefloor detonations, the EP sketches out a derelict future, part rave, part ruin – where rhythm is resistance and the architecture pulses in sync with cortisol levels. Label boss Deepak Sharma, who’s been meticulously forging his mythos since 2006 alongside Dieter Krause, doesn’t just drop techno, he sculpts it in smoke and concrete. His reputation, built on magnetic sets from Berghain to Elsewhere, continues to orbit his hyper-refined sound, feeling like.a meditative punishment.
Of the trio, ‘DSC028‘ is the eye of the storm. Like a drone swallowed into a Detroit basement, it barrels forward on a rhythm section that resembles a concrete mixer possessed by a ghost in the machine. Kick-drums hit like depth charges while delayed synths ricochet around the mix. A pack of hi-hats carve paths through the haze, while metallic percussion cuts through the density like makeshift tools. It’s bunker techno at its most mercurial, slipping between solid and vapour, haunt and hammer.
‘DSCO28-DSC030′ is scheduled for release 30th April via Hidden Recordings. Order a copy from Bandcamp.
TRACKLIST
1. DSC028
2. DSC029
3. DSC030