psyk: human

Spanish producer Manuel Anós aka Psyk aka Maan follows his 2014 Time Foundation album and the Arcade and Distane with the Human EP. While records like Distane rolled over dancefloors with a metallic, cardiac thump, the Human EP spins its cocoon of sound in a less aggressive, but still enjoyably intense manner. "Human" features a crystalline mesh of bass kick, jittering hats, and persistent eighth-note percolations; "Powder" adds driving ride cymbal and a cleverly subtle filtering to the mix; and "Aumento" features gorgeous interplay between a whistling oscillator and its lower-pitched counterpart.