Annexe - Defcon has given us a dual mix this week taking us through two different soundscapes. ‘Annexe’ is broken beats and deep dub tech mischief in full flow. Music sometimes needs to challenge our concepts of rhythm and melody and take us into another dimension of sound. Defcon is working tirelessly in that deep leftfield between computer beats and mechanical space-age technology. Try Fastgraph 'Zero In On You' and Versalife 'Lapis Lazuli' just ten minutes into the fray as they squelch and ricochet between your eardrums. You're never far from the next wormhole either; pulling you through as the previous track closes its portal mysteriously behind you. The realm you find yourself in now both unfamiliar yet wonderous at the same time. Old skool elements fuse with Nu Skool science whilst 303's weave in and out keeping you grounded in that unmistakeable underground sound. A plucky mash-up right at the end adds for some hi-energy, just in case you thought Defcon didn't contain a sense of childish abandon.