Crime Fetish EP by Sticktalk

Sticktalk is a new breed of US talent who has made a mark on the underground with his innovative soundscapes and genre-blurring techno arrangements. He hails from Houston, a town with a diverse musical heritage that takes in everything from screwed hip hop, y2k r&b and plenty of alternative cultures. All of that feeds into his work on labels like Perfect Dark, Freq System's .mpfr3q, and Clan Destine: it is eclectic, infused with rap, street, and fresh rhythm,s and has had support from artists like BASSBEAR!!, Bae Blade and Christian Tokyo.

The tracks were all written and recorded in the summer of 2023. I locked myself in the studio at our underground techno club in Fort Worth called Machina for 24 hours and didn't leave the room once while I cooked up the whole EP.
Sticktalk

The opener, "Da Body Drop," is a high power, raw, and swaggering techno with a dirty and distorted edge and rattling dub chords; It is perfect warehouse weaponry. "City of Syrup" then keeps the sleazy vibes coming with high-speed kick patterns, overdriven claps, and twisted synth lines that are pure dynamite. "Put a Hit Out" is no less gritty and muscular, but this time has swing in the drums, brighter chords, and chopped vocals, adding a playful twist. The brilliant "Lay Em Dine" is another grimy techno banger with razor-sharp hi-hats cutting through the murk and warped synths, adding subtle machine soul.

Remixer NNTY is another Texan who has played a vital role in driving the scene forward with his no-nonsense sounds. Here, he flips "Da Body Drop" into a wall-rattling techno bomb with slamming drums and hypnotic claps. It's a dense wall of sound detailed with vocal snatches, textured chords, and twitchy stabs.

Sticktalk - Crime Fetish EP
Release Date 7th March 2025
Label Darkroom Bureau

Tracklist
1. Da Body Drop (Original Mix)
2. City of Syrup
3. Put a Hit Out
4. Lay em Dine
5. Da Body Drop (NNTY Remix)