De Grandi – Testa Dura

Colombia’s TraTraTrax continues its intergalactic hunt for sound designers, looking to De Grandi this time round for time-space rupture. Somewhere between dubstep and techno, ‘Testa Dura’ rips open sonic wormholes — think TIE Fighter squadrons and 1,000 galloping percussionists in pursuit. The title track and ‘SssPressO’ deliver on the futuristic chaos with juggernaut drums and driving percussion, while ‘Rock Roll’ and ‘Yeah But Still’ offer the heads-down take on this high impact hybridity, more tense builds than fully unleashed audio crusades. Add remixes like Call Super and Parris’ deep dubby tech (featuring an original UB40 vocal) and Beatrice M., who leans towards early Cosmin TRG, and the sci-fi dancefloor mission is complete.