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Conduct 'Borderland' (Blue Marten)
The music of London-Shropshire duo Conduct has as much in common with modern classical-electronic composers such as Max Richter, Johann Johannsson and Hans Zimmer as it does with d’n’b. But those looking for hectic floor-fillers should not be put off, since tunes such as the spacious ‘Bat Country’, the Vocoder-tinted ‘Faux’ and the sheer assault of ‘Divergence’ have the power to hold a floor. Perhaps the most intriguing cuts, however, explore a less-is-more ethos, from the pared back ‘Piano Tune’ to ‘Beta’s Error’, an ethereal ambient piece suddenly brought to life by scuttles of percussion. It’s a debut with something new to say about d’nb.
8/10
