No Return vinyl

New York-based producer Leroi Conroy returns after an eight-year gap with a jazz-laced two-tracker steeped in deep boom bap heritage. ‘No Return’ opens with crisp, dusty drums that nod to mid-90s East Coast styles, but it’s the instrumentation that elevates things—Michael Sarason (of Say She She) weaves a soulful flute line across the beat, while Cincinnati harpist Rachel Miller adds a glistening edge that recalls Dorothy Ashby at her most cosmic. On the flip, ‘Path Of Man’ slows the pace slightly, stretching out into a more meditative head-nod zone, full of subtly layered textures and introspective mood. Both tracks are short, sharp, and packed with character—tight enough for DJs, rich enough for headphone repeat listens. A strong return from a slept-on name.