Surusinghe - i can't remember the name of this, but that's ok

i can’t remember the name of this, but that’s ok glides between distinct grooves, from the taut techno mechanics of ‘FTRW!’ to the jagged, bassweight bruk of ‘All Night’.

‘Wolfgang’ is a tunnelling, twisted mind-warper featuring extra fizzy licks from Rhyw, and ‘Kinda Like That’ shuffles snaking drums with a sultry spoken word flow from Kassie Krut. Co-produced with Cameo Blush, it’s a club record through and through, but it also shows Surusinghe evolving artistically as she balances hyphy stabs and hooks with heads-down rhythms.

The lead single ‘FTRW!’ is a bolt of peak-time energy that strikes hard with diamond-tipped techno drums and a nagging synth hook pitched at the grimy end of the dance. Peppered with chopped-up MC chatter and an arrangement that pushes and pulls at the fabric of the floor, it’s the consummate party track for the heat of the night.

Surusinghe branches out on ‘Kinda Like That’ by linking up with NYC vocalist Kassie Krut for a sultry broken techno workout laced with trance-y arpeggios and serious sub bass pressure. The chance to spar with Krut’s smouldering bars leads the London-based producer to a dynamic, shape-shifting track that maintains her keen instinct for club energy.

Leaning in on the crooked shuffle of a dembow beat as the framework for ‘All Night’, Surusinghe demonstrates the power of restraint with a tightly wound drum track that keeps the groove simmering and the synth work chiseled to a fine point. The crackling kinetic energy synonymous with her production style keeps the tension running high throughout this taut, sharply honed throwdown.

For the final track ‘Wolfgang’, Surusinghe pivots towards brain-melting machine funk driven by a low-slung juggernaut of subtly swung rhythm and a fierce line in modulating synth work. For this particular approach, she invited celebrated Berlin-based producer Rhyw to add some of his typically expressive sound design to amp up the mutant dimensions of this searing closing statement.

The EP title points to Surusinghe’s anxieties around short-term memory loss, and the mental and social pressure applied by life on the gig circuit. While it’s a condition that’s weighed heavy on her in the past, this release celebrates the art of letting go, accepting and moving forwards.

Given the breakneck pace of her career, there’s a lot to look ahead to.

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