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Xorcore 'Killer Wave' EP (Xorcore Records)
Proudly spearheading what he terms the “resurrection” of the Tel Aviv d’n’b scene, Nur Nachman got picked up by Melbourne’s Beat Spectrum earlier this year, and now drops a five-tracker that shows exactly what he’s made of: tough, gritty breakbeats that are, variously, neurofunk-dark, jungly-crisp and experimental-wonky. Lead track ‘Sarcasm’ combines all of the above and then throws in some edgy bleepiness for good measure. If you needed a reminder that d’n’b is an unstoppable global reflex, check this out.
7/10