It’s only been a few months since we last heard from Bristol bass head Vessel, but the up-and-coming producer seems to have found a new focus for his work, as he presents five tracks of deep, abstract house on his newest EP, Wax Dance (artwork above). Here we have one such cut, “Blowback,” which resembles more of a funkified version of Actress or newcomer Patten then it does the considerably more straight-forward tracks of Vessel’s Nylon Sunset EP. Not that we’re complaining, since the combination of ghostly textures, hyper-compressed drum machines, and chugging low-end heard here is as unexpectedly intriguing as it is listenable. After checking the selection below, you can stream the full Wax Dance EP over on A Future Without’s Bandcamp.

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