Cousins, and owners of Seed Records, Richard Bevan and Josh Doherty return with a new EP, following a trio of Posthuman album releases between 2001 and 2006.

The duo are well known on the techno circuit, particularly for organising events/parties that have previously played host to the likes of Aphex Twin, Vibert, Funkstorung, Richard X and Goldfrapp. Doherty also performs with downtempo electronic act, Digitonal – who happen to be particular favourite of mine.

The Monsters & Vortices is far from downtempo, however, the EP continues the twosome’s penchant for releasing dark, menacing techno tracks. Krill opens with metronomic beats overlaid by crisp hi-hats and aggressive bass warbles, ramping up the tempo mid-stream to aim its target squarely at the dancefloor.

Callisto is more delicate and reflective, but again Bevan and Doherty delight in developing the track from its initially monotonous techno foundations into something more involving, brooding and danceable. Monsters Exist, meanwhile, treads more familiar boards, serving up twitchy, uncompromising underground techno, whilst the EP closes with the ambient drones of The Karman Vortices – encompassing strange vocal samples; imagine Boards of Canada in need of Prozac – or more Prozac.

All-in-all, a varied and interesting EP from Posthuman that successfully avoids techno’s more predictable pitfalls, although not outstanding.