The maltese techno artist and label-manager Hystericmaniak has stepped up his first release on Drowne Records and comes up with the 'Construkted EP'. Two restrained originals deliver different atmospheres for the early hours, and come along with two storming reworks by the austrian techno-stalwart Nicolas Bacher, and the up-and-coming neapolitan Anthony Castaldo!

The first original 'Construkted' takes-off with a rumbling bassline and get's reinforced by tender toms. Top-structures and crisp shakers start layering very soon and define the groove, while delayed vocal snippets come to scene. The theme, which contains of restrained one-note synths and bass-shots, appears on the scene and condenses in the break before ringing in the action again with a bright ride!

Follow up 'Escalate' starts with a pumping bassline and catchy one-note chords, while hihats define the offbeat-accentuation and electrifying percussions crackle around. A wide resonating male vocal rises and keeps f