This record should put Clouds in the ranks of the elite UK techno vanguard. Just a few years into their career, they have already been playlisted and supported by some of the most respected heavyweights in electronic music. At 21 and 22, these Scottish prodigies have already developed a sound that has made fans out of Richie Hawtin, The Chemical Brothers, Marcel Dettmann, Michael Mayer, Sven Vath, Chris Liebing, Boys Noize and Martin Gore – a cross-section that reflects the range, quality and inventiveness of their music. All this attention through a rapid-fire succession of four singles on Tiga‘s Turbo Recordings. But as their sound matured, Turbo has released their debut album titled Ghost Systems Rave – an immersive 14-track journey into the heart of techno’s future.

Ghost System Rave is a behemoth of techno album that serves as a fine example of what Turbo Recordings seems to have been aiming towards for some time: it’s big, heavy, and worthy to soundtrack plenty of dancefloors. This record is more than fully formed; it’s perfect for me and for many other techno fans it seems. Made in a few weeks of total isolation in a barn in Scotland by two kids with a laptop and total conviction, it’s straightforward dark, metallic warehouse music. BIG ups!