
Five years since his last solo release, Pev returns to Livity Sound for his label's 60th outing and in doing so proves he hasn't lost an ounce of sharpness. These four stripped, precision-engineered club tracks perfectly embody this label's MO and stretch across tempos yet stay unified by Pev's unmistakable futurist touch. 'Pulse I' twists crooked rhythms and pointillist bleeps; 'Pulse II' lifts off with nimble percussion and breezy melodies and on the flip, 'Pulse III' fires off strafing techno synths before 'Pulse IV' locks into a heavy, bass-forward house groove. Fresh, focused and as subtly inventive as ever, it's a timely reminder of why Pev remains such a singular force.