Various Artists - 9/10

Echoing Critical's formula of creating a respected deep-end label via top-notch trendsetting and a magnetic label boss, Ingredients is now firmly established at the frontier of crunchy, elegant tech- roller heaven.

On LP 2 Halogenix, Skeptical, Mute & Mako and Response lead a premium-grade swirl of rugged synths, loping bass grooves and atmospherics studded with melodic smoothness.

Nowhere is this clearer than when Response nails Lynx-style organic bass and stop-start steppage on the dreamy-to-growly 'Deeper Still'. There's a full-length mix from old master Total Science, too. Ingredients just keep ticking all the boxes.

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