Bandulu – Repercussions

When this superb double-pack was first released in 1996, Bandulu had already spent four years finely tuning their trademark sound – decidedly spacey and subtly percussive take on techno that offered nods aplenty to Motor City minimalism and the dub-fired end of the Berlin techno spectrum. As a result, the eight-track set became the North London trio’s standout release – an album in all but name that remains the purest and most finely crafted expression of their distinctive take on techno. Now reissued on vinyl for the first time since (and in remastered form to boot), its many highlights including the pounding deep space techno of ‘Serial Operations’, the dub techno masterclass ‘Episode 7’, the Regis-esque hedonism of ‘Paranormal Channels’ and the restless, delay-laden riffs of ‘Advirus’.