439 - Kamikaze Space Programme by Data Transmission

What happens when you take grimy electro, squelching acid and haunting vocals, and drag them through a hedge backwards? Well you either end up with a few severely scratched records, or the latest cut from Kamikaze Space Programme.

'Choke' sees the seasoned Bristol producer take a weird and wonderful ride through the melancholic underworld of bass music. Punchy percussion and swathes of prickly noise are countered by the fluttering voice of DT favourite, Emika, and washed out pads from the vast, empty depths of the galaxy.

The track features on KSP's new Stokes Croft EP, his debut effort for Austrian label, Trust and we enjoyed the release so much that we quickly set about securing the inimitable jungalist come techno don’s talents for our podcast series. Mixed ahead of a busy summer that sees him touch down at Berlin’s Krake Festival, deliver remixes Emika, He/aT and Adrian Adonis and drop EPs on the Mindcut and (hopefully) Luke Slater’s Mote Evolver imprint we fully expect 2015 to be the year that KSP leaps into the limelight. Exploring a wide range of four-to-the-floor beats in his podcast, the mix journesy through a variety of driving techno numbers before venturing into slightly more abstract soundscapes. Masterfully maintaining intensity throughout, KSP has us locked in from start to finish. We can't imagine a better way to start the week although we’ll admit his selections have already got us eagerly eyeing up the coming weekend!