Blueprint vinyl

Original 90s drum & bass label Odyse keeps on showing the others how to do it with a second solo EP from label partner Andy Odysee. His sound remains true to the roots of the imprint and to the music from Source Direct and Mirage which helped establish it in the first place. Opener 'Blueprint' has crisp, steel plated and militant drums and a groaning, paranoid bassline down low that keeps you on edge. 'Broken Image' cuts more loose, with far sighted pads disappearing off the horizon as silkier drum loops get you locked. The most dark and involved of the lot is 'Low-Tech', but an achingly gorgeous female vocal sounds keeps things getting all too macho.