Dolomea, Rupert Marnie, Transparent Sound, Finona Rider – Phantasia 001

High-octane experimental trance via freetek via hardcore from Hamburg collective Phantasia, with an absolutely flooring, walloping debut release. The fact that four different artists might each bring their own mood to the table and yet hear their respective sounds unified bespeaks the brilliant mastering job held down here: Dolomea’s ‘Augural’ and Rupert Marnie’s ‘Elastic Thoughts’ commit to a mutual sonic trustfall, one seeming to writhe about in rhythmically unpredictable fashion through pressure-cooked, rubber-ballistic acids, and the other rootling its 4×4 kick snout into floors down under. The B-side goes electro, culminating on the brilliant brainwash by Finona Rider, ‘The Impact’, a track haunted by the voice in its own head.