INTERFERANCE by ACRE / FILTER DREAD

Visionist resets his Lost Codes imprint as a new Pan sublabel, Codes, with a killer, collaborative grime/techno collage by Acre and Filter Dread.Marking the first time either producer has collaborated properly, they prove a vital pairing in equilibrium between industrial techno engines, body-scanning UK bass tones and gritty, diffuse urban-gothic atmosphere. Upfront, ‘Drumz34’ burrows in with viral 8-bit squiggle and squashed subs before ‘Flash Speed’ arches up a skeletal, mutant 8-bar onslaught and ‘Trashed’ bruks out the toms on a swooping halfstep techno flex. Down below, they come with a fiercely darkside droog raver called ‘Life’, whipping reversed drums, bass and mentasms with very canny Wendy Carlos vibe, whilst ‘Unknown’ deals in guttural, monotone functions, and ‘Blood Artist’ pulls coarse lo-fi drums and electronics into sharp focus on an elegantly wasted sino-garage skip.