More mystery mastery from the Detroit underground, as the second release from Rod (Deepchord) Modell and Steve (Soultek) Hitchell’s Echospace [Detroit] imprint isn’t exactly laden with information - no proper names at all, no writing credits, no sleeve notes (or even a sleeve; the grey marbled vinyl comes in a clear plastic envelope), and even the mastering was done by “PCMJR,” (although that one’s not too hard to figure out with a quick visit to Discogs). As soon as the needle hits the groove, however, the mission becomes clear, as these two long cuts continue the recent string of sublime dub techno issued from the Echospace camp, albeit with a bit more bite than most.

If the recent Deepchord double-pack was a monolithic glacier examined from all angles, “Dimensional” is a smoldering, pre-eruption volcano, bubbling with throbbing-bass fire and an insistent drum loop, waiting to explode on some village in the South Pacific. On the flipside, “Space” ups the percussion ante and introduces what just might be a little funk into the mix. I still have no clue exactly who or what cv313 is, but I honestly don’t care at this point. If you thought you’d already heard all the dub techno you need to hear in this lifetime, think again: the Echospace crew are currently reinventing the wheel.

echospace [detroit] / echospace002
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[Todd Hutlock]