Apollon Telefax is a multi-instrumentalist and illustrator who likes to knock up killer balearic symphonies from reclaimed Soviet material. His debut EP on Balearic Ensemble touches on hip-hop, boogie, and 80s pop sensibilities, where a penchant for decades past meets his endearingly digital palette.

Bouncy synth bass over cascading claps open up proceedings; flutes, warped samples and marimbas join the chorus. 'Kaifs' is a balearic dance in Cyrillic signs, conceived when Mr Telefax was asked to record a children's choir for a New Year's Eve party. Honing in on one particular voice, he caught, cut and twisted a certain phrase out of context. The result, with its innocuous call to the dancefloor, is an unexpected beachside jam for the summer.

Next up we get 'Deus from Drum Machine' with its machined B-boy groove. Apollon spits and re-pitches freestyle bars atop winks and nudges to classic drum consoles. A loving homage to a time when house, hip-hop and sample culture briefly skipped in step. With a heavy dose of funk. And some seriously jammy synth lines.

Third track 'Blablaster' summons the ghost of Gary Numan and challenges it to a game of tongue-twisters. Nonsense, riding atop a disco beat. Brilliantly peculiar, 'Blablaster' is a twist of Telefax's tongue that places it firmly in cheek.

Closing out with a more driving number, 'Kaif (Apollon Telefax Remix)' (no physical relation to Kaifs) is a rescrub of a certain USSR hip-hop icon, lifted up with kicks, claps and a deft, jittering synth bass. Digi flute riffs off staccato piano, setting up stirring, cyclical harmonies that frame the reclaimed acapella. This is your dancefloor opener, or perhaps your sunrise waltz, crafted with love from Apollon Telefax to your digital medium of choice.