December: 8 electro releases you need to hear this month

Future Sound Of Antwerp 'DEEWEE018' (DEEWEE Records)

In 12 months and with 18 releases, Stephen and David Dewaele’s DEEWEE Records has uncovered a raft of compelling new talent. This month they’ve got the debut release from Future Sound Of Antwerp, and it’s sounding big. The release falls somewhere between woozy disco and mechanical-sounding electro. The real electro meat, though, comes in the form of ‘Tom Cruise Scientologist’, which is firmly anchored in the world of Belgium’s storied New Beat scene. Right from the opening bars you know you’re dealing with something particularly menacing, as barbed synths rub shoulders with pensive tones and stomping kicks. The EP signs off with ‘Volium’, as a noodling acid synth line sets the groundwork before the track’s gloopy groove reveals itself and then effortlessly segues into a mesmerising, Italo-fuelled breakdown.

9/10