Pelican Company - Low Life Hi-Tech Occult (ZULI Remix)

PM has set out a crystal-clear MO that prioritises mutant club weapons served with immediacy. Following entries from Peder Mannerfelt and Carbon 96 (Zoë Mc Pherson and Ciarra Black), the third drop of technoid manna from this sprightly series of digital releases turns to Swedish synth scientists Pelican Company and the considerable remixing skills of Logos and ZULI. Johan Antoni and Henrik Johansson (aka Smyglyssna)’s Pelican Company manifests in expansive, highly developed soundscape gear – engrossing on its own terms but also just crying out for a wayward injection of danceability. Logos steps up first – a bass-toting UK upstart whose meandering catalogue between Keysound, Tectonic and Different Circles leaves his options wide open as he tackles ‘Alvaret’. The end result is a twisting and tunneling dub out with ample propulsion but an overall lightness of touch which will surely appeal to the deepest of techno trippers. Egyptian wildcard ZULI takes a run at ‘Lowlife Hi-Tech Occult’, applying his maverick re-sampling verve to the rich source material and creating a staggered, cracked version which veers between coolant-soaked suspended animation and oil-slickened bass interference.