Manchester's Illum Sphere makes his debut for Tectonic, the young producer unleashing his finest work to date with two killer cuts that demonstrate a wealth of musical influences while setting new directions and expectations for the post-dubstep generation to look towards. It's a fresh start to the year and a taste of the way Tectonic is moving in 2011. The lead cut is 'Dreamstealin', a powerful, twisted track that opens with a dramatic, tense intro - a soundtrack to enormous alien machinery grinding into action. A demonic cello forms the backbone to the piece, warped into a cybernetic frenzy and sounding like nothing you've heard before, scrambling into a bit-crushed radio frequency sweep at the drop. Then, in comes the frantic drum pattern - high energy movements in a heavily swung style, with hints of J Dilla or Flying Lotus as the tune builds up again by means of a demented, brooding melody. Eventually it peaks and slips into a more relaxed, funked up vibe, easing down from tense build. Dark energy for the leftfield dancefloor at its finest. Flip to 'Blood Music', an equally dreamy affair, though less tense and foreboding. Silky melodic lines run over heavily grooved but rolling beats with a friendly nod to the sound of Burial with its post-club come-down ?melt in ecstasy? vibe. Finally, an excellent remix of 'Blood Music' by friend and fellow Mancunian Indigo pushes into a ghostly new incarnation with swooping bass and more broken, fragile beats. DJ Support from Pinch, Martyn, Distance, Appleblim and many more...