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Mumdance & Logos 'Different Circles Mix CD' (Different Circles)

Mumdance & Logos’ Different Circles label was established to release music that challenged, rather than adhered to, existing musical structures. On their debut mix CD – with a tracklist boasting all Different Circles material, including forthcoming music from the likes of Fis, Airhead, Inkke and more – they take that mission statement one stage further, pushing elements of weightless, drone, club and grime in a multitude of new directions. From Boylan’s electrified devil mix of Logos’ ‘Glass’ (released on Different Circles in 2015) to Airhead stunner ‘Kazzt’, the only parallels the majority of tracks share is that each of them feels mind-blowing in their own right. Also mixed as though tracing steps through the label’s DNA, it makes for a fascinating, intricately mapped-out listen, punctuated by standout material right across all 50 minutes – check out Yamaneko’s ‘Shadow Temple Early’ and Sharp Veins’ closer, ‘Already Bones’, in particular.

9/10