Following a standout remix of Spokes’ ‘Flight’ in 2016 Miami-based producer Marks makes his debut proper with new ‘Drain’. Discovered after the label found his Soundcloud page and lead track ‘Drain’ in particular. Marks’ sound - a distorted grainy take on US rap beat-making - was inspired partly by growing up in Jamaica and coming into contact with rap and video game soundtracks after moving to the US. While his music may appear simple on first listen it masks a deeper darker complexity. Title-track ‘Drain’ is a hypnotic three-minute loop that lands somewhere in between blissful dream and shadowy dystopian nightmare while ‘South Cold’ spouts tension and anxiety from every bar. This theme continues on the crunchy shrill of ‘Lantern’ while final track ‘Dash’ signs off with dizzying melodies and scurrying beats on a harder club-focused note. Spokes turns in a stunning widescreen remix of ‘Drain’ that wouldn’t feel out of place on the OST to a re-booted slasher movie.

1. Drain
2. South Cold
3. Lantern
4. Dash
5. Drain (Spokes Remix)