H-Block EP [CLIPP219] By Illusions

Viennese artists Illusions first appeared on our Sounds Like A Good Time volume IV compilation with a Bukem-esque stomper titled “Tonight”, now returning on his debut EP for clipp.art with a romping mix of hard house, rave sirens and 140+ techno thrillers.

Title track “H Block” (148 BPM) energises a flip of the same name by Canadian artist Rubba, reinterpreting the dreamy ambience of that well placed and understated but totally adored riff (a quote “blend of technology and nature”) with the dynamics of a power pumping 4/4 beat and Rubba’s own gnarly lo-fi bars slicing deep. It wouldn’t be a stretch to think anyone familiar with the ethereal underlying cut could listen to this one on repeat for 10 hours. Absolute banger. 

“feelin g00d felin fine” (143 BPM), doesn’t let up the paces, combining hard house aesthetics with dub techno ambience via a Tokyo drift. 

Coming in as the “slowest” (aka less fast) tune on the EP, “Kinkshaming” (135 BPM) is a midnight arcade rave vehicle: Dark piano stabs, clanging beats and screaming sirens that find the sweet spot between pulse racing exhilaration and ecstatic abandon on the dancefloor.

Clocking in at almost 6 and half minutes (the longest track on the release) EP closer “Séxualitë” (140 BPM) takes the corners in all the right spots and is a chuggy sweat soaked