Having made an impact with his ‘Rootz’ EP (DS001), label chief Marc Antona once again steps up, this time joined by Italian duo, Re-Up. Antona, having honed his talents on releases for Mobilee, Highgrade and his own previous label Micro-Fibres, has launched Dissonant as a new, fresh platform for his solo and collaboration productions.

Leo & Omar Omv, aka Re-UP, first came to prominence under their OEL&Polygon guise. Since 2007, the pair have released on labels including Uponyou, Ostwind and Regular, and in 2009 launched their very own Kina Music Imprint. Their style of deep, rhythmic techno with a housey touch brought them to the attention of Marc who, signed their ‘We Lost The Flight’ EP to Micro-Fibres.

Today Dissonant brings them once again, on the ‘The Owl EP’ Both cuts once again demonstrate Marc’s renowned skill for creating the most distinctive of grooves. ‘The Owl’, like its namesake, sits in the shadows. Its deep, dubby bassline lazily rolls along, as our Franco-Italian alliance layer their percussive elements. String stabs usher in the smooth-keyed break, before that weighty bass drops back in.

On the flip, ‘Txarco’ brings a sinister, somewhat industrial brand of funk, provided brilliantly by its growling, predatory bassline. As scything sounds, breathy vocals, and a variety of drums rolls lunge from the darkness, and fade just as quickly, we are constantly guarded by our bassline protector.