Distal – Apple Bottom EP

Atlanta based producer and Embassy Records boss Distal has been causing a recognisable stir with his brash outlook on the post-dubstep Detroit sound we’ve been hearing more and more of in the past few years. With releases forthcoming on Tectonic and Sinden’s Grizzly imprint, you need to keep your eye on this versatile man.

Supplying the tenth release for Dutch label TUBE 10, comes four quality tracks of equal measure. The perpetual 808 sonics of Space Graffiti set the tone for this encounter, with the piano riffs and vocals cuts of Apple Bottom supplying this release with its playful side. Chit Chat is the pick of the bunch however, featuring some utterly punishing percussion that very few producers could aspire to match. [Lee Smart]