Know V.A. - Black Label

Facts Amsterdam duo Know V.A., aka Feico de Muinck Keizer and Marjin Brussaard, step up with four tracks of dystopian club futurism inspired by their native gabber parties as well as hardcore, bubbling, hardstyle, and Atlanta rap. The EP sets off with "RIP", a nearly 10-minute epic of splintered grains and distressed, slowed-down bubbling rhythms. "Just To Hurt" lurks in with equal doses of dancehall rhythms, ice-y synths, and skittering alarms. "Xeno" opens with a murky riff reminiscent of ATL rap's most prominent producers. "Endless" mixes grimey detuned squarewave leads, melancholy vocal synths, and distorted bass.