New Zealand’s Eden Burns returns to Big Beat Manifesto, a series that has quietly become one of underground house music’s more reliable homes. Burns remains as prolific as ever, and these five tracks continue his knack for balancing club functionality with just enough oddness to keep things interesting. ‘Loop Of Trust’ opens in a haze of atmosphere before a broken rhythm emerges beneath it, then ‘Direction’ locks into a taut groove built from immaculate drums and very little excess. Over on the flip, ‘Time’ is the most direct of the bunch, driven by snappy percussion and rolling low-end pressure. ‘Razor’ lightens the mood through a playful melodic refrain before ‘Telephone Terror’ closes with clipped drums and dubbed-out effects. Another very strong entry from a producer who rarely misses.
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