Gladio - Hadrian's Wall EP

The five tracks on here were built up through lengthy, groove-based jamming sessions, and the approach seems to have brought each element of Gladio's sound – raucous funk, electro, and epic, sweeping orchestral soundscapes – so close together that they end up sounding like a gang. There are no languid instrumentals; bullying basslines slam-dunk their way into your gut. Swirling electro noises dance on top of them, pulling you into their slipstream. The whole creation runs riot over your stereo system, as if it's bursting to escape. [Jonathan Robert Muirhead]