The latest collaboration from sibling super group Nu:Logic, brothers Dan and Matt Gresham (Nu:Tone and Logisitics respectively) release their first EP New Technique on Hospital Records. Established producers in their own right, the Cambridge duo have joined forces to create a four track EP offering drum and bass fans something a little different.

The EP opens with the title track, New Technique, a soft vocal and synth mixture creating a false sense of calm and tranquillity generally expected from Hospital Records. Whatever expectations and assumptions you have of this tune from the introduction are savagely upturned at around a minute in with an unexpected Jungle drop. The result is reverberating bass lines and floor shaking duttyness whilst maintaining enveloping synths and vocals. The rhythmic and pulsating drums reinforce this tune as an old school jungle riddim with a new school twist, and demonstrates the Greshams’ genius and creativity at production.

Bigfoot is the next tune and is exactly that, a big foot skanking track guaranteed to keep ravers satisfied until the early hours. Once again providing a misleading intro with atmospheric synths and elements of that funky jazz melody that Hospital is famous for, the tune soon unleashes the filthy bass beast upon unsuspecting listeners. You can almost visualise the fabled creature himself brocking out to this one with the juxtaposition of the sweet pretty sounds alongside a wobbling, drilling bass working brilliantly to create a floor filling, shape throwing masterpiece. By far the heaviest and best track on the EP.

The penultimate Sundown begins with guitar riffs conjuring images of 90’s road trip movies (think Thelma and Louise) in a vast desert sounding slightly out of place and unexpected on a drum and bass track but this seems to work well. It’s deeply atmospheric and piercing in the build up to the complicated drum patterns, which are at times distracted and frantic. Sundown can be difficult to listen to at first but several listens later you will realise it’s certainly a digitally mastered tune and extremely well put together.

    The last track on New Technique is Relentless, a stripped back and basic composition in comparison to the previous three offerings but in no way is that to be taken as a negative thing. Sporadic vocal samples add a little more depth and dark, jazzy synths come into play at around 1.30 making this a desirable tune for any DJ on the graveyard set at a club. Relentlessly rhythmic and rolling with elements of the scientific about it, the aptly named Relentless is perfect to round off this debut EP. Showcasing exactly why they’re regarded as Hospital royalty, Nu:Logic do not disappoint with New Technique delivering four brilliant tracks in their own right and leaving listeners eagerly awaiting more.

You can buy the Nu:Logic Technique EP here...