From across the pond, US producer Andrew Howard a.k.a AxH lines up another 12″ on Tempa after his lauded first outing on the label back in February in 2014. Having also released records on Elk Beats and Dubs Alive - his latest ‘Numbskull’ 12″ charters a familiar murky territory to his previous and features a brawny collaboration with Toronto based Gremlinz. The title track kicks things off with a lively melodies set tumbling over driven kicks, dramatic ride pings and fierce, roaring bass tones before ‘Gem Tone’ melds off-kilter and vaguely arabesque tones over capacious percussion that sits the tone comfortably in big room spaces. ‘Hacker’ then shoots off the blocks with mangled feedback signals and sharp, effective rim shots, while dense subs tremble beneath spectral reverberated atmospherics