asok: poltergeist

Stu Robinson aka ASOK is the man behind house and techno label Scenery Records. Opening up his Poltergeist EP is "Project Poltergeist," a fizzing brew of incessant hi-hats and prominent acid lines that duck and dive between nicely roughshod claps. "Smash Dimensions" places lots of focus on a lively acid wiggle, but this time dealing in a more serene sense of mood that loosely chucks open and closed hi-hats into a grainy arrangement that gently jacks throughout. "Walker" takes us on a cerebral voyage through melodic droplets and "Captain Blood" pairs a dirty, gnarly bass line with crisp cowbell tinkles and more nicely frayed percussion.