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"Joe Caithness, from Nottingham in the English Midlands, is known as a studio engineer and a punk and hardcore musician. But he’s also a mean DJ and producer working in UK garage and grime. It’s been a long while since he’s released anything, but he’s not lost any of his studio mojo: these four tracks manage to maintain the street-level impact of classic UK garage, while at the same time being gloriously weird and abstract. There are repeated echoes here of ‘00s-style R&B, but it sounds as if it’s been reconstructed by an AI rather than sampled directly; they’re ghostly robots, warbling yearning ditties. Best of all, though, is “Inspiritus” where an arpeggiated slithering bass plays strange counterpoint with clock chimes. It’s rave music to put you in a cold sweat."- Joe Muggs, Bandcamp"With his recent releases, Joe Caithness has been embarking on a project to expose the emotional core of the rowdy bassline house of the Midlands and North of England. These two tracks are his best yet. The UK-garage-derived rhythms are stripped apart and rebuilt in strange new forms, topped off by sad, yearning vocal snippets—“sugar kiss me,” “just one touch”—which nag at your emotions long after you’ve heard them."- Joe Muggs, Bandcamp