Repeat Repeat - Squints

Squints refers to the distorting process that DJ Dave Congreve and Mark Rutherford put their music and machines through; altering perceptions and bandwidth along the way. The squelches, disrupted rhythms and ethereal walls of sound were two years in the making, and it's been two years well spent. It begins with Flip Flop, wobbly techno augmented by a minimal sound, followed by the more gentle Loops and Boundaries with a pleasant ice cream van jingle melody. Crocodile features rhythms that seem like they may break away and go off running in a different direction altogether, tersely held together by a dischordant melody. That may sound like a description of awfulness, but the track works hypnotically well. Why Must is set to be their next single release, and has already been getting heavy play by Richie Hawtin. The contorted voice, clicky beats, and twisted chimes are just the thing you would expect of a mid-tempo Hawtin set. Keep an eye out for Repeat Repeat's live show this month at Pressure (see previews) and witness the addictive boom-splats yourself. [Alex Burden]