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Otik 'Acne Downs' EP (Durkle Disco)
London producer Otik has been earmarked for his future-facing, 130bpm beats for a while, and here he debuts proper for Bristol’s Durkle Disco label. ‘Acne Downs’ sees him reference classic system sounds, with the booming title track a real head-turner in particular. Caski steps up on remix duties, turning in a wonky, 2-step edit that packs plenty of its own heat, while on the B-side, Otik flexes his percussive muscles on the rolling ‘Big Bad Wolf’, which is punctuated by grizzly, day-dot grime vocals.
7/10
