Gnork

Atmospheric but mashing breakbeat !

Astonishingly, almost six years have passed since Gnork last appeared on Unknown To The Unknown, and that was under his alternative DJ Shark alias. This collection of cuts from his 'dance archives' is therefore long overdue. The Hungarian producer has long been inspired by vintage dancefloor sounds, and the EP is full of nods to styles of old. Opener 'YFliyinng Vvv', for example, offers an ultra-deep breakbeat house shuffle laden with spacey electronic motifs and early Warp style bleeps, while '31 Seconds' is a blast of breakbeat/deep house fusion that boasts the crunchiest of beats and some tipsy rave riffs. Elsewhere, 'Floating' douses an early breakbeat hardcore groove (complete with LFO-esque bass) in intergalactic chords and tight vocal snippets, while 'Short Jam' is an immersive, pitched-down ambient techno treat.