Five/Four EP

Mark Broom’s long-awaited solo EP debut for Hardgroove is upon us and, true to form, for the M-Plant and Beardman producer is a masterclass in groove led, funk-laced techno.

‘Outta Sight’ opens the EP with purposeful, undulating stabs mirrored by a powerful sub while the second cut, ‘L4LV’ heads down a dystopian yet crunching, drum-led path to hammer its point home. The title track is Broom at his stripped-back best, with just a handful of elements and deft arrangement doing all the work while track four, ‘TR1’, serves as a neat, dancefloor wrecking summation of the moods, sounds and production touches of the preceding three cuts.