December: 19 techno releases you need to hear this month
It's looking like a dark December
Tune of the month
iO (Mulen) 'zxy22' (Apollonia)
Here’s a track destined to be played at the end of many a discerning DJ’s set. Delicate keys set this one off, together with an insistent, though not overpowering, kick. There’s an an analogue riff seemingly lifted from those early experimental days of techno. too, while bright pads sit up top and unfurl slowly to add some serene beauty to this masterpiece. This is serious music from a producer who is truly starting to peak.
9/10