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In this month's electronic music column, Rory Gibb delves into fathomless darkness, paranoid sub-bass and circuitry gone haywire, from Cold War techno and alien mandibles to abstract grime and new forms of dark UK sound system music
Rory Gibb takes you on a detailed trip through some of the year's defining tracks in electronic and dance music - from reductionist garage and construction-site ambient to junglist collage and quicklime grime - plus listen to a mix containing all 25 tracks
The sequel to last week's scuzzier edition of Hyperspecific takes a trip through some new and upcoming club-friendly records, care of Middle Eastern samplescapes, badly named jazz ensembles and day-glo digital detritus. Rory Gibb leads the way
Rory Gibb takes a scan through some of the month's best dance music releases, including a stunning new EP from Floating Points, new club-ready 12"s from Soundstream, Equalized and Outboxx, and some bleak stuff from Raime