Hannah van den Brul's List: PEER GROUP ARTIST RESEARCH

• although the D/R/U/G/S boys – Cal and George, 22 and 19 respectively – used to be in punk bands, what they're doing now is mildly euphoric trance-dance influenced by the straighter, softer parts of the Orbital catalogue.
• e hip-hop fans who create their songs by sampling bits of their own music,
• The buzz: "D/R/U/G/S sound pretty fantastic, a glittering electronic El Dorado, heard through a neighbour's wall at 8am on Sunday morning, soundtracking a party that'll never end"
• File next to: Orbital, Underworld, the Shamen, Mountain of One.

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• The slapping beats and dark grooves of Triga – think Orbital mixing up some chillwave –

• arsely crafted, ambient techno that not only draws comparisons with fellow incumbents of hypnotic electronica Gold Panda and Mount Kimbie, but also harks back to the more eloquent days of Squarepusher's earliest releases or The Orb's less transient moments.
• The second part of 'Velodrome' offers Wright's most club-orientated composition to date, mixing a pent up rhythm and submarine bassline with bleeps more commonly associated with early Warp acts like Sweet Exorcist and LFO. Throw in a penchant for disturbingly menacing synchronised vocals and you've one of the most diversely orchestrated pieces of electronic music this nation has produced in years.