Paul Taylor, aka Nervous_testpilot, has been one of the most consistently compelling live dance acts in Oxford over the last couple of years, notably his near-legendary sets at Truck Festival. His full-on electro assault, coupled with a mischievous smash'n'grab approach to sampling makes for an irresistible spectacle even in the middle of the afternoon. This debut release is a forty-minute EP featuring five tracks from the sci-fi swordplay video game 'Determinance'. Such soundtracking suits Nervous_testpilot perfectly: his busy, uncluttered brand of techno ­ not far off Eat Static or Banco De Gaia's uplifting brand of trance ­ compliments the adrenaline rush of slice-em-up action, but works equally well as dancefloor filler. There's a cool metallic sheen to the synthetics and a relentlessly bubbling rhythmic pulse; Goan trance by any other name, a winner whatever you call it.

Terry Molloy