Xosar - Let Go

Synthesizer and drum machine obsessive Xosar (AKA producer Sheela Rahman) has enjoyed a productive few years, building a formidable reputation via releases on Rush Hour, L.I.E.S and Creme Organization. Here she delivers her first full-length for Opal Tapes' occasional vinyl offshoot, Black Opal. It's perhaps a little less colourful and synthesizer-heavy than previous excursions, instead focusing on dark, fuzzy, heavily percussive takes on acid house and techno. Of course, there are curious interludes - see the wonky industrial IDM of "Prophylaxis" and the beatless synth madness of "Gnome Circle" - but it's the more floor-friendly excursions (and most profoundly the bleak and intense "Hades Gates") that really stand out.

Full length LP Produced by Sheela Rahman

Includes download code for digital copy for unlimited streaming of Xosar - Let Go via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more

Played by: Mark Forshaw, Vorres

Illustration and Design: John Powell-Jones