April: 7 bass & club releases you need to hear this month

Astrid Gnosis 'Agnosis music/is/for/losers' (High Drama)

On her debut release, visual sound artist Astrid Gnosis explores maximalism in both sonic and sentimental capacities. Tracks such as ‘Troll’ and ‘Severe Delays’ orbit hypnotically around you, with stabbing kicks and Gnosis’s vocals whirring above the melody. Individual songs contain many parts and play with time and pacing, which makes sense given that Gnosis has suggested the record is potentially about a dystopian picture of the future. The last three tracks are huge, pressurised techno, augmented by crooning vocals dripping with suspense. Closer ‘Titan’ is the most compelling track on the record: over commanding, harsh vocals, a bassline emerges while gnashing synths scream. As the track plays out she spits, “I’m in this for the kick,” punning cheekily while summing up the EP’s entire ethos

7/10