December: 8 electro releases you need to hear this month

SCNTST 'Thru Infinity' (Boysnoize Records)

SCNTST, real name Bryan Müller, has been a mainstay in the Boysnoize Records camp since 2011, when he dropped his heavy-hitting ‘Monday’ EP. Since then he’s released a slew of follow-ups and two albums, 2013’s ‘Self Therapy’ and 2015’s ‘Puffer’. Back with a new single, ‘Thru Infinity’, it’s clear Müller’s sound has matured as his latest is neither banging nor subdued; instead, it occupies the ground between electro and ambient (if such a place exists). Almost everything about it is low-key: the percussion work flutters and is hidden in the background, while at the forefront there’s a shape-shifting hook that’s backed by distant kicks.

8/10