Manchester's Walton follows releases on the likes of Hyperdub with his Tectonic debut, drawing influence from grime, house, techno, dubstep, hip hop, and beyond. "Wrench" meticulously builds percussive layers before serving up warped bass and machinated drum patterns. The broken poly-rhythms of "Flute Riddim" precede devastating bass and a twisted flute sample. "Bulldoze" features distorted drums and snatches of rowdy pirate radio that build the mood before slamming into sweeping squarewave bass action guaranteed to get heads nodding furiously. "L.E.A.N." delivers fizzing percussive hits and mysterious vocal hits, with a melodic line that could easily have come from The Exorcist.
