Smartbar resident Jeff Derringer takes the reigns for the latest Suara release, alongside remixes from Blueprint boss James Ruskin and German duo Cassegrain. Hugely respected as a producer, Derringer unleashes ‘Mercury’ - a heavy hitting, expansive techno weapon. Analog weight and synth stabs intertwine, reverberating around this constructed chasm, whilst a booming kick, crunched up hats and modulated toms provide a dizzying spell of suspense and tension. Up next, ‘Apollo’ is a gritty, glitched out emotive number. Beginning with an twisted synth line and pulsating kick combo it develops into an introspective journey, with Derringer panning percussion and distorted claps to build a dystopian soundscape in the mind. On the B side, UK techno linchpin and Blueprint mastermind, James Ruskin, takes to remixing ‘Mercury’ - harnessing that 90’s flair that has cemented him as a long-standing bastion of the UK’s scene. It’s a heavyweight slammer, injecting hydraulic hats and warped samples to give an almost primeval air to its makeup. An added sense of urgency and complexity, with moments of suspense and tension when required, showcase exactly why Ruskin is held in such legendary status. To close out the EP, German duo Cassegrain turn ‘Apollo’ into a dark, droning atmospheric groove. It’s frenetic, fist pumping stuff, with an underwater essence made ever more present by the sonar-like bleeps. A no nonsense closer, that deserves to be unshackled on the heaviest of systems.