stephen lopkin: the haggis trap

Stephen Lopkin serves up four cuts on his The Haggis Trap EP. The Glasgow-based producer operates in the worlds of house and techno with a unique futuristic perspective. The title-track is a surging, musically-rich techno track that is supple, shiny and spine-tingling. "Catherine's Track" is a bristling brew of sheet metal hi-hats, gurgling bass lines and emotive chords that adds a modern perspective to an old school Detroit techno sound. "Let's All Talk About Me" is a more jacking, prickly affair with pinging analog drums, incessant hi-hat lines and spangled melodies. "Mugs Alley" marries a keen sense of techno melody with crisp, propulsive percussion and firmly-rooted drums.