Much of the techno from Australia is infused with sunshine and positivity. Lots of it is good but truth be told ultimately I prefer techno that recognises its urban machine music origins. So it was a surprise to get some enthralling dark techno from Australia’s Miles Lee. Take a listen to Spinal Engine, it’s damn good.
Miles Lee is from Naarm, Australia. He describes himself as a “sound artist working on Wurundjeri Country ambient/experimental/deep grooves.” Here’s Spinal Engine from the new Corpus EP.
Spinal Engine offers a dark dubby techno opening with a raw sound that pays homage to analog and avoids the sheen of digital. It’s dark, dank, and a little bit grubby. This track plays happily in dark corners of clubs. No glitterball necessary.
There’s a sound of the ‘other’ at work. It’s isolated and thrilled to engage with. The beats have aTechno uncompromisingness but also an almost Ambient lightness. And T he synths have a neo- Afro feel to them. There’s even a bit of early Slam clatter. Six minutes pass in a trice.
Top techno.