Debut album of Attila Makai, aka Deckard - named after Bladerunner’s replicant per chance? The link seems obvious as For a Better Tomorrow delivers similar moody atmospherics to the motion picture - a film noir-style instrumental soundtrack you could call it.

Referencing both past and future by merging unwinding analogue synths with crisp digitised production, the album glides between Burial-style dubstep and downtempo ambient with lucid hip hop beats bridging the waters.

The music is intelligently crafted, with special attention paid to dank, claustrophobic atmospheres, albeit rarely at the expense of providing a coherent melody or breaching vocal film sample to keep Deckard’s music starkly conscious. In fact, the sampling element almost oversteps the mark on the otherwise excellent Noir Desire (Part 2), where overused vocal prose becomes more distracting that enhancing; it’s a fine line to tread, but thankfully a rare slip overall.

In fact, For a Better Tomorrow has spades more to offer, such as the glimmering Gunesim, with its raft of overlapping, melodious synth tones and silky smooth vocals of Deniz Cagli. The track’s attention to detail is inspiring.

Andromeda is equally welcoming, its dub reggae beats skipping beneath warm, pitch-bent analogue synths. Its sense of nostalgic wonderment keeps you hooked from start to finish.

More glitter can be found on the edgy The Dawn; its vocoded vocals grating satisfyingly against the discordant, chugging sine tones – again, the programming’s a cut above. Meanwhile, Leaving merges Boards of Canada synth mystery with exotic, Moby-styled vocal sampling, while the sparse Where Are We is pure DJ Shadow, emitting slowed hip hop beats, stained by malevolent, synth pads.

The closing Land of Souls gets even more adventurous, with live-sounding percussion adding a strong jazz atmosphere; the possibilities are endless for future productions.

Makai should garner plenty of positive attention for this beautifully crafted, precisely detailed collection of gloomy soundscapes, and although I’ve namechecked many of what seem like rather obvious influences, Makai’s talent shines through to provide a seal of quality.