Strayed 12”

P-Balans continues to shed light on the more unusual underbelly of the Romanian scene, taking a few cues from the dominant minimal scene but adding plenty of analogue weirdness into the mix to provide a genuine alternative for those who like a little more spice in their sauce.

On this release Khidja and Delusion Men team up for some off-kilter trips into subversive danceability, starting with the subtle, wavey acid of “Strayed” before cartwheeling into the spooky delights of “Recurrent Weakness”. The ghoulish theme gets ramped up to 11 on “Ghost Caravan”, where a deathly slow beat carries all kinds of undead synth work, and then Borusiade takes “Recurrent Weakness” to task with a pinging, plunging remix for the end of days.