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Holland has its own Analord. His name is Null Wave, he comes from Utrecht and is about to release a record on SoHaSo that will blow your socks off: the Pinnascam EP. It wasn't an easy birth. Five years went by since his amazing debut track Lizard Person on a now sold-out cassette. Being an in demand and picky sound engineer, Null Wave first wasn't sure ifhis complex beat manipulations were good enough to share with the world. Trust us, they are. The four tracks on Pinnascam are as unique as they are brilliant. A magic potion made up of the brutal energy of Blawan, the energy of a very young Squarepusher and the beauty of the Analord series. It's not braindance nor IDM or industrial dub. It's Null Wave. The title track has a high vintage Warp Records-vibe, with its maniacal beats-in-overdrive and reverb bass. At the same time, it sounds totally unique, fun and fresh.On the slow paced Smash Hand, Null Wave radically pulls the brake while pushing the bassline front stage. If you ever thought The Bug is the only one mastering these kind of subsonic layers, think again.Is it a parody on Justice or just taking the piss? We Are Not Your is pushing you sideways, with its multitude of harmonies woven together like Japanese origami.Closing track Debits is an intriguing delicate affair with its halftime rhythm action, tweaked modular synths and subsonic bass lines.What an uncut gem of a debut record.