System EP

Craig McWhinney is a Melbourne based Techno producer and Dj. McWhinney has been making music for years and releasing since the late 2000s on Melbourne labels such as Pinksilver, Melbourne Deepcast and his own Haul Music; also on labels based further afield such as Brendon Moeller's Steadfast, Speedy J's Electric Deluxe, Telrae and Project Squared. McWhinney has recently started a new project, producing as Vohkinne on his own Atrophic Society label. Sub Squared is a sub-label of Project Squared, a label whose back catalogue features releases by Kowton, AnD, Asusu, Tom Dicicco and Shifted. After a strong start with Ghostek's Garage and dark Techno encompassing 'No Way Out EP' in September 2013, Sub Squared's sophomore release changes tone with Craig McWhinney's 'System EP'. Three tracks of Techno, heavy but subtle and melodic but still rhythmically driven, each of McWhinney's tracks would both suit a nuanced peak time or warm up set. 'Pulse For Harvest', cut at 45rpm, lollops along at a very swung, almost broken 124bpm contrasted with hints of Dub Techno in the sparse melody and focused dancefloor energy coming through with a single well placed hi-hat. On the B-side, 'Citadel' is a rollicking 128bpmer, a melody churning throughout and embellished with various percussive accompaniment at different stages of the track. A more restrained 'Six Hundred Furlongs' rounds off the EP, clocking up 127bpm. Vocal snippets and a call and response percussive melody providing the driving force along with a deep kick drum.[cargo]