Porter Ricks/Techno Animal - Symbiotics

On Symbiotics, two of the best production teams in the field of experimental techno -- Pr and Techno Animal -- hook up for a dream gig that surpasses expectations, even for the notoriously critical electronic underground. It all begins with the opener, "Polytoxic 1," an impossibly dense, claustrophobic production that shudders along on a midtempo beat and an ominous bassline pushed far past the redline. Though nothing else on the album equals "Polytoxic 1," there's a lot of great material here, including "Phosphoric" and "Hydrozoid," both excellent productions. Read More