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Siskiyou 'Afterlife/Mantis' (Navy Cut)
This is the first in a series of forthcoming Navy Cut releases from blossoming newcomer Siskiyou, who has been a fixture in label head J. Sparrow’s DJ sets for the last six months now. Based in Manchester but presumably named after the county of the same name in California, Siskiyou’s sound is deft, subtle and beautifully engineered. A-side ‘Afterlife’ floats through the motions with gorgeous string melodies and crackly, archive textures, while on the flip, ‘Mantis’ lands as a hyper-minimal dubstep workout, pulsing along with flashes of percussive texture and moody bass tones.
8/10
