There is very little known about Stuchka Vkarmanye: the label's press release even invites you to send in any information you may have about him. The only background I can give you on this artist is that he has previously featured on an EP with Israeli knob twiddler Bloke on the Berlin-based Digital Kranky label.

This six-track EP is an accomplished outing into the world of crunchy fun loving electronics, moving from Aphexish toy-town electronica to pulsing electro, sometimes bright and happy and, at others, dark and brooding.

The CD kicks off with some gritty construction site breaks (samples of tools hitting metal... always a good thing) topped with analogue melodies. Then it's a journey through some great deep murky electro with has an almost eerie soundtrack feel to it, a theme which runs through the whole of the EP. A number of the tracks suggest an unknown hero being chased through some futuristic ghetto wasteland. The CD closes with a great kick ass electro work-out which is nicely designed to give the mind something to work on while the body is jacking away.

But it's the electronica where Stuchka Vkarmanye excels: Aris San Is Dying is by far the best track on the disc with its sinister toy piano hooks, harsh, caustic crash-bang breaks and mean, moody acid lines. What is it about the sound of kids' instruments which makes them so haunting when heard out of context? This CD is a great second release for this new label that comes straight outta Jerusalem.