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Luke Slater and Dubfire team up to share hypnotic EP 'The Dissent'

The record, available via Mote-Evolver, marks the first time that the pair have teamed up

Luke Slater and Dubfire have teamed up to share collaborative EP 'The Dissent', via Slater's

The record comprises of three rolling techno cuts which feature layers of interwoven, dubbed-out sounds.

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Opener titular track 'The Dissent' is a hypnotic affair, with a bubbling atmosphere and ominous synths overlaying a hearty rhythm. Following on, 'The Sonic Assassin' takes a skittish approach with combinations of shaking hats and distortion bringing the cut to a hearty crescendo.

Closing the record on a tripped-out affair, 'The Drama' employs wonky vocals alongside a dreamy psychedelic backdrop, overarchingly reminiscent of an early-morning dancefloor moment.

“Ali [Dubfire] is such a legend and has an immense history," Slater tells Mixmag on working with Dubfire. "We initially met in Washington a couple of years ago and he was really into remixing 'Rip the Cut'; after that we got talking about a collab.

"I feel honoured working with him and the process had a natural flow to it which always shows in the final music I think."

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'The Dissent' EP by Luke Slater and Dubfire is available now, check it out here.

Niamh Ingram is Mixmag's Weekend Editor, follow her on Twitter