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Deltawerk 'Passages EP1' (Atomnation)

Deltawerk is a collaborative project from Amsterdam residents Pascal Terstappen and Hessel Stuut. ‘Sample’ is a high-paced main-room cut with a syncopated tone that keeps the low-end pushing on like a freight train, while the high-end offers more musicality with vivacious keys and swelling strings. ‘Midstate’, meanwhile, is a dramatic peak-time cut with snapping drums and bouncing bass. Terstappen’s previous releases as Applescal and Stuut’s work as one-half of Polynation ensured we were already aware of their respective pedigrees, and this solid meeting of minds doesn’t disappoint.

8/10