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Teddy Killerz & Counterstrike 'Horror Story' (RAM)
While the slicing violins that open this humdinger of a dancefloor throwdown are more Scary Movie than scary, there’s no denying the raw power on display here. A savagely rasping, wobbling, threshing tech dust-up courtesy of Teddy Killerz and Counterstrike, the breakneck snares and bullet-tough bass hits are superseded only by the assortment of virulent synth patterns that slug and sluice away at the soundscape. It’s high-octane stuff, and the track heralds a clever ‘Killer Squad’ EP that finds Gridlok, Audio and Icicle joining the boys for even more ear-bleeding mayhem across its six tracks.
7/10
