Sub Static’s fiftieth release comes in a special golden sleeve, a change from their usual gray. The label couldn’t find a more appropriate act to bring in the anniversary than rising star Golden Red, whose Sub Static output has been utterly solid thus far. Things don’t change here: “Water Damage” is a smoldering track, merging a healthy dose of techno to an acidic bassline. It’s “Mildews” that stars here, though. That track slithers along, eventually coming out the other side of its initial debt to classic Detroit wearing Plastikman’s clothes. Not a bad celebration…

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[Todd Burns]