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While I have been decidedly over the whole halfstep feel of dubstep lately, somehow this takes the formula, retunes it to a different frequency, and grabs me completely.

Heading into a dubstep tempo with decidedly more robotic drums, this reminds me of one of my favorite tunes on Electron Industries back in the mid-90s that still makes me weak in the knees. The opening beats of 'Axiom' make me feel as if Skynet could just be making its first move. 'Forge' is an ambient landscape of synths and echoes playing with the occasional tease of a beat that could be the basis of a sci-fi score.

From the semi-distorted opening beats of 'Armour', Wireman lurches into a slow 4-to-the-floor beat that hangs out somewhere between dub techno and Aphex Twin, before shifting mid-song into something beautiful, sophisticated and yet still tinged with dirt and melancholy. I don't know who this guy is, or where he comes from, and that is somehow appropriate, given the variety he hands us with his first release. It's quite refreshing to hear some real Midwest techno that unabashedly plays in the dirt. 'Bounce' plays with rhythmic space and an all-encompassing bass push, doing just what the name says. 'Life' is a bit more spacious, dropping the tempo and opening up into a bit more dub influence with the reverbed synths echoing their way through the background. Some tunes are just made to work your body. What happens when you get two Midwest techno producers together, combining the dirt and boredom of Indianapolis with the history of Chicago jack? With 'You Don't Know Jack' you get a percussive rager of a tune that keeps the space open, while bombarding you with a subbass whomp and the classic 4/4 snare jack action. Rounding this one out is 'Kitchener', which swings wide into the depths of stripped down dirty bass before the melodic synth kicks in, making this one a classy early morning tune for the stamina crew to work it out.ДЄdam Jay / Angel Alanis - You Don't Know Jack EP (Monoid) It's got a big massive monster of a bassline underlying it all, but I just don't know if I can get past the damn sample (It's from Videodrome, for those who care).

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'Swiss Army Knife' is one that is so promising, but ruined by a cheesy movie sample. It drops down into an acidy chugger of a bassline, before building right back up into a lean monster complete with synth stabs that keep the techno funk humming. '909it' comes out swinging, with (what else?) straightforward 909 hats, claps and snares driving the rhythm. Annnnd here we go!ДЄfter hearing DNCN's contribution to the awesome label Future Days, as well as his collab with Mark Henning, I always stop and take a listen when I see those 4 letters pop up on a release.

I quit smoking, so perhaps I am attempting to realign my addiction into further music nuttery? I hope so, because this is an addiction I can have with no regrets. I have been picking up music at a rapid pace this month. And I had to share one of my favorites of late, Wireman, who's bringing the variety and exquisite production. There's techno from DNCN, Adam Jay and Angel Alanis, and a few off the wall, 'not quite dubstep but sorta' releases in there from Helixir and Fantastic Mr Fox.

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