A split release between Utter and special guest dj’s 3XL, ‘they’re with you always’ supplies sanctuary for fried minds and bodies with a highly effective escape pod to serene and OOBE-like dimensions. The artist’s thizzing backdrops of sferic resonances and massaged subs are in step with his 2021 debut ‘Let Me Put Myself Together’, but here distinguished by the use of sampled vocals and field recordings that riddle his isolation tank atmospheres and elevate the work to another level.

Josh Inyang’s contribution of field recordings to the co-production ‘∞ ∞’ is a particular highlight, as is the smeared virtual oil and water-colour textures of ‘frank’s hublots’, with Desirèe Monique’s spoken word on ‘was it holy’ recalling Soaring Wayne Phoenix works, and the barely there traces of Kaiba in ‘me when u’ are surely comparable to Malibu or DJ Lostboi nuggets.