Identified Patient is back with more world-building on the Nerve Collect label he co-founded with Gamma Intel. His five-track Head Fuse EP is a sci-fi fantasy that reimagines bass, techno, dub and broken beat and nudges toward tranced-out altered states. The Dutchman's mutating sound is part machine-funk, part psychoactive haze, all wired to disorient the brain as much as move the body. Now, years after breaking through, he has evolved his sound into something entirely his own on the likes of Dekmantel's UFO sub-label as well as here. He once again taps into the subconscious with this new EP. 'Lost Noise Ceremony' is an ancient rhythmic summons from a forgotten underworld with ghostly vocal fragments draped over perfect drum syncopation. A growing sense of threat lurks in the shadows as warped lasers twist up the timeline. 'The thin line' pairs dubstep wobble with garage shuffle and dub techno tradition. Smudged melodies surface like forgotten memories and carry a nagging nostalgia for something you can't quite place. 'Truly Give Up' smears high-voltage lines and chrome-plated pads with UKG swagger and conscious mutterings. Obscured soul samples tug at the heart as playful vocal yelps cut through a sharp, expertly engineered party tool with real attitude. 'Late Calls' sweeps like a vast dub techno tide, heavy with reverb and pressure. Drums surface and recede, briefly opening space for fragments of melody before the current pulls you back under. 'Signs in the Dossier' drives with metallic, steel-struck percussion into infinite depths. It's an immersive structure that draws you into its centre and doesn't let go. The Head Fuse EP is a wildly imaginative soundtrack that brings new and unknown worlds to life.

Identified Patient is back with more world-building on the Nerve Collect label he co-founded with Gamma Intel. His five-track Head Fuse EP is a sci-fi fantasy that reimagines bass, techno, dub and broken beat and nudges toward tranced-out altered states. The Dutchman's mutating sound is part machine-funk, part psychoactive haze, all wired to disorient the brain as much as move the body. Now, years after breaking through, he has evolved his sound into something entirely his own on the likes of Dekmantel's UFO sub-label as well as here. He once again taps into the subconscious with this new EP. 'Lost Noise Ceremony' is an ancient rhythmic summons from a forgotten underworld with ghostly vocal fragments draped over perfect drum syncopation. A growing sense of threat lurks in the shadows as warped lasers twist up the timeline. 'The thin line' pairs dubstep wobble with garage shuffle and dub techno tradition. Smudged melodies surface like forgotten memories and carry a nagging nostalgia for something you can't quite place. 'Truly Give Up' smears high-voltage lines and chrome-plated pads with UKG swagger and conscious mutterings. Obscured soul samples tug at the heart as playful vocal yelps cut through a sharp, expertly engineered party tool with real attitude. 'Late Calls' sweeps like a vast dub techno tide, heavy with reverb and pressure. Drums surface and recede, briefly opening space for fragments of melody before the current pulls you back under. 'Signs in the Dossier' drives with metallic, steel-struck percussion into infinite depths. It's an immersive structure that draws you into its centre and doesn't let go. The Head Fuse EP is a wildly imaginative soundtrack that brings new and unknown worlds to life.