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Durham (UK) based Hurdslenk follows up music on Reclaim Your City and Out of Place with an uncompromising four-tracker, the ‘Half Full’ EP Hardgroove.

Opening with ‘Sup’, a seething slice of stab-driven, crisp techno, the ‘Half Full EP’ is a peak-time gift from the off. The second track of the EP, ‘Flow 5’ is a snaking, percussive groover punctuated with a ‘dog-bark’ distorted tom that is as hooky as any three-note riff around, whilst the tunnelling, just-wonky-enough ‘Fumble’ nudges the dance floor towards trippier territories without losing momentum. Closing out the EP, the complex rhythms of ‘Pitz’ emphasises the swinging funk that underpins each track here.

Ben’s music has graced labels such as Tresor, Drumcode, Mosaic, Karlovak, Bass Culture and CLR, while also founding many cult imprints, including Theory, Hardgroove, KB Records inc and Symbolism plus a steady stream of high profile remixes over the years for scene heavyweights, including Jeff Mills, Robert Hood, Kevin Saunderson, Chris Liebing, Adam Beyer, Carl Cox, Oscar Mulero, DJ Rush and more.

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