The prolific Dutch powerhouse that is Conforce (aka Versalife aka Boris Bunk amongst other things) is in dub techno mode here with this new green-marbled 12″ on Syncrophone. Commuting Pt. 1 opens with the quick-stepping and deep dub techno rhythms of ‘Octave Echoes’ which is delightfully fluid. ‘Stable Velocity’ then bids up impossible smooth dub loops and watery pads into something buoyant and stirring both physically and emotionally, and ‘Self Assessment’ then ups the pace with thudding, infectious kicks and plenty of rippling synth details. ‘Highway Hypnosis’ takes a more paranoid and stripped-back approach and closes out Conforce’s finest EP in some time.

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