Hailing from London, Upon You's 2nd time signing for Hypoxia LDN steps up with his anticipated debut three-tracker, "Into The River". Operating the grey zone between no-nonsense jacking house motifs and subaquatic atmospheres wrapped in thick, reverb-drenched membranes, the British producer steers us amidst a sonic universe both hi-tech and organically suave, meditative and undeniably functional.

So works the opener "Gream", a proper hypnotic slab of clinical programming and bass-heavy charge slowly moving onto broader, further thunderous minimalism as it finishes us off to a feast of raucous dub echoes and heavily processed machine bombast. Then comes the hi-NRG shuffle of "The Not Fine Art Of Repetition", Hypoxia's subtle touch making wonders in carving out that infectiously jagged groove out seemingly prototypical tech-house textures and, again, that ominous bass relief, while vocals beckon us onto unmistakably UK garage territories.

Last but far from least, title-track "Into The River" injects a heathy dose of jazz and boogie intricacies into the equation, trading the relative austerity of the previous for a funkier, disco-infused approach. The result is a soulful chugger that lacks neither peak time party oomph nor that jiggy swagger and wholeheartedness, making it both a perfect number for transitional sequences both on and off the dance floor, when the mind and body seem to float in a distinct haze and recombine under the friendly yoke of the almighty groove.