Manchester duo A.n.D. are at the heart of Manchester's thriving electronic music community. Releases on labels such as Horizontal Ground, Inner Surface Music and Project Squared have solidified their reputation for finely honed and darkly swung techno.
Here they present two weighty cuts for Bristol's Idle Hands label. 'Hydrothermal' is a stripped back 4/4 excursion with rattling hi-hats and lots of bass. 'Lights Down Low' rolls along on a syncopated techno beat, with deadly snares and a droning, almost industrial feel bringing to mind the best work of Regis and T++.