To follow up our star-studded Village Elders 001 compilation we needed something potent, so for our sixth release we're proud to announce the debut of Berlin veteran Franklin de Costa on Green Village. De Costa will be familiar to fans from his recent pair of collaborative EPs with DJ Spider on Killekill, and he boasts a longstanding alliance with Belgian deep techno and house headquarters Curle Recordings, amongst many other releases on prestigious labels. He begins in rugged territory with 'Derp Journal', the doubled-up kicks and pendulous bass stacking up with other nasty touches while retaining clarity. 'Bogart Space' shows off his attention to detail both in the rhythm and the sound design, slowly adding details to both for a deep, building dancefloor track. It's back to brutality for the title track, which takes the extra kicks from the first and the deep detailing of the second on a warped, synth-heavy detour into dementia. 'Flashmelo' keeps it all in the groove, the darker details winding around a distorted backbone for maximum impact on even the smallest swtich-ups. Characteristically strong and diverse for De Costa, we count him as a strong asset in our expanding Green Village crew.