Bristol based ‘Arkist’ has always been a versatile producer and as a result has an impressive rage of releases under his belt, with revered imprints such as Hotflush and Hypercolour. Recently he has been experimenting further in the studio and is ready to present his first 12inch in few years, under a brand new alias - Astrocat. In this debut, self-titled EP it is instantly apparent that vocoder-infused funk and disco of the highest order can be expected from this new Astrocat guise. The EP is full of vintage talk box vocals, warm spacey chords and infectious basslines that bring classic records from the likes of Zapp and The Rah Band into mind. With 5 tracks this EP has a lot to offer. Wether it be the raw, funked up james of the opener ‘Small Talk’ and title track ‘Astrocat’ or the more chilled, woozy grooves of ‘Nightflare’. With features from Mr Woodnote and a dub remix from Appleblim this EP’s roots sit firmly in the South West. Local legend DJ Die even lent his vocoder to the studio for some of the recordings.