Helmed by King Milo & Milf Melly, and overseen by Omar-S, Hi Tech epitomise the early 2020s sound of jit/ghetto-tech/rap from the Motor City. ‘Détwat’ is their awesome follow-up to ’22s eponymous debut, shelling 12 tracks, half an hour, of quick, soulful, and rugged club musics that feed forward the 313’s unique ‘90s jit sound into now. Also influenced by deep house and jazz as much as up-to-the-second R&B and hip hop, their sound is distinct and peerless, and here pays up dividends on the promise of their debut for anyone who’s followed the history of Detroit music or the prevailing influence of regional US rap since the late c.20th.

Just like ‘Hi Tech’, their ‘Détwat’ (we’ll leave pronunciation to you) album is a heavily satisfying set catapulting bodies between ruddiest Jersey/Detroit club styles on ‘Nu Munni’ and ‘No Games’, via proper 150bpm+ jit bangers that refract a spectrum of Motor City soul. On the noir bent , ‘Clap That A$$’ is a clear standout, and ‘Takeoffinnaporsche’ hits a heavy, sped-up seam of Future-style rap, while we find more typical 313 soul-jazz finesse in the raw loops of ‘Money Phone’ and the melancholic lilt of ‘Glitch N Ass’ ft. Cheapskate Skutta (what a name!) and Dastardly Kids, and wicked light/dark oscillations on ‘Birthday Pearls’ ft. QuikKash, with strong feminine pressure on ‘Pocket Pussy’.

If you copped their debut, you’re probably bashing the buy button already, but if not trust it’s a no brainer and you slept on the first!