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Essential: Steffi & Shed’s ‘1.5’

Two techno titans explore their subtler side

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Steffi is contributing the next instalment of fabric’s revered mix series, and the Panorama Bar resident is bringing a release packed full of exclusive material.

Among the tracklist of specially commissioned material is a new collaboration with Shed under the moniker STFSHD called ‘1.5’, which is now streaming on fabric’s SoundCloud.

Sparse percussion opens proceedings, before reverb-soaked pads float to the fore, and the track unfolds with alien textural whirs, synths that flicker and squelch, and muted yet distinctive Shed drum breaks. Listen below.

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