23 February 2010 
I spent a fair part of last year blowing my load to the squealing highs of ‘When I Look At You’ and now, faced with Emalkay’s latest release, it’s time to throw on a pair of clean undies and see if I can control myself. STORM016, which dropped on promo just over a week ago, features ‘Solid State’ and ‘Battle Suit’, two tracks laden with weighty expectation. Of course, I’ve heard snippets of them circulating the tubes and rearing their heads in various mixes, but getting your hands on the final incarnation always proffers an entirely different experience.
Although neither track is as mighty and affecting as ‘When I Look At You’, there is no lack of low frequency clout on offer here. The rasping and relentlessly pulsating heart of ‘Solid State’ would surely hit a rave like a hefty shot of benny and the monstrously heavy sub encompasses you like the middle of the ocean at midnight. ‘Battle Suit’, on the other hand, feels a bit thinner and seems to fizzle and whirr rather than electrocute and traumatise. I did, however, have a strange affinity with the snare which sounded nothing short of perfect and if I heard it on a huge system, I’d probably put my head between my legs and try and blow my sweater into a life jacket. ‘Solid State’ is the undoubted superior of the two tunes, but both stand as pretty respectable follow-ups to a classic.
STORM016 featuring ‘Solid State’ and ‘Battle Suit’ is out now on Storming Productions. Grab it at Chemical.
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