LaVal - Cold Hearts (2018)

Laval is a collaboration between French veteran Electric Rescue and Kmyle, which earlier this year yielded an EP for Stockholm Ltd. Now the pair comes with a more developed release. “Nebula” and “Veil of Mist” are deep, reflective pieces of mood music, while on “Dina Goldschack”, they delve into atmospheric dub techno. Despite these flirtations with other sounds, they also deliver with a direct approach and “Our Turn” and “Forest Murder” resound to chilling textures as well as club-primed linear rhythms. On “TT 107”, the pair diversify again with a menacing, stepping rhythm, but as “No Hypocrisy” shows, rolling, tripped out grooves are really their forte.