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Vertical67 'Positive Vibes' (Magic Waves)

Berlin’s Vertical67 makes his debut on Casionova’s Magic Waves label with four-track EP ‘Positive Vibes’. It wastes no time in getting your pulse racing with the acid-tinged electro of ‘Clacid’, which combines 303 squiggles around foreboding pad work. The mysterious Berlin-based producer then turns to Italo for inspiration on the rasping ‘Back In The Groove’, which is all chintzy melodies and clacking percussion. ‘Let’s Dance’ changes the timbre once again, as he indulges in some retrofuturism with a cut of 16-bit-inspired synthwave that sounds like it could be a long-lost track from famed video game composer Barry Leitch. Finally, ‘Into The Night’ rounds off the EP in style with a leftfield cut of Aphex-inspired electronica.

6/10