Deadbeat & Maarten Vos - 2020 (2020)

Following on from last year's Waking Life album, Deadbeat aka Scott Monteith returns to his BLKRTZ label for this dance floor EP. He has teamed up with cellist and composer Maarten Vos, but the signature Deadbeat sound prevails on the title track; over a shuffling, tight rhythm, a cacophony of atmospheric textures unravel. Vos' influence comes to the fore on the ambient interpretation of "2020"; while Deadbeat's textured sound scapes are still audible, a droning back drop hangs over the arrangement, lending it an eerie aesthetic that has more in common with a sci-fi movie soundtrack than a dub techno EP.