Complicit Stutter by Roy Batty Jr.

One of Pure Space’s dear friends and most regular contributors Roy Batty Jr. steps up for his first solo EP on the label titled ‘Complicit Stutter’.

Whilst dodging Melbourne’s winter the tracks were first ideated on New South Wales’ South Coast in 2022. Partly fuelled by a self imposed creative pressure, and later finished with a fitting dose of anger and confusion.

The release opens with ‘Maintaining The Distance’, where a warm bassline glides beneath wiggly synthesis to create a slippery track with murky danceability, affirmed by a crispy electro beat.

Next comes ‘Machine Strap’, a track that speaks to Batty’s fear of the modern world, his entanglement with technology and the cavernous space that leaves within his life. The four to the floor beat keeps you grounded while the recklessly bending synthesis lifts you seemingly endlessly. It’s a dancefloor mutation to twist even the freakiest of minds.

‘Kind of Mad Sometimes’ comes with staunch simplicity. A track constructed for slowly massaging your inner critic. Its dreary drum and bass tones lumbering with angst.

Rounding out the release ‘Bible Lashing Belt Reading’ speaks to the conflict between community and organisation, exploring the idea of understanding spirituality through structure. It’s an introspective breakbeat cut that comes with melancholic pads, and sombre tones.