Hyperdub kick off 2008 they way they intend to proceed, with new tracks from a new artist. On her debut release, Ikonika comes with her own very unique, warped yet soulful bleep sound. With shape shifting beats that switch styles every few bars it’s hard to pin these two tracks down… cos if it was easy, it just wouldn’t be Hyperdub. Both tunes are one minute minimal, one minute maximal, driven along by Ikonika’s special combination of wonky synth and deep swingin’ sub bass melodies that place them somewhere between an early, blocky grime instrumental and the sweeter side of Detroit techno – except with better bass of course! Who needs a vocalist when your synth can sing like this? Quite how Kode9 manages to keep unveiling new producers of such abundant talent is a conundrum, but one to be cracked some other time when we’re not so busy keeping up with his astonishing label’s ceaseless march into the future.