<p><span><span>- Back in the days of BC (Before COVID) two Meanjin/Brisbane fellas released an EP, <em>The Sponge</em>, and this reviewer remarked: “Where does Syrup go from here?

<p><span><span><span>- Much loved and long-lived duo of Aussie beatmakers Hermitude have greeted the end of the pandemic with a record put together just before it. They were, at the time, a bit tired already and looking to take a step back, even just a little one, from the demands of their music industry commitments and the all-encompassing maximalism of their craft.

<p><span><span>- Moderat encapsulates everything wonderful about the burgeoning electronic music scene Berlin offers to the world. They’re bold. They’re introspective. They’re brooding, and they’re back from a brief hiatus after their third album in 2016. The time away hasn’t dampened their resolve, the trio still very much have a story to tell.</span></span></p>