THELMA - The Higher Land EP

Swiss-born, Barcelona-based Thelma’s weighty techno unrolls into high-torque burnouts made for ec2a. “Greenhouse” is divided into four drops, but you’ll never hear the same one twice. It grabs the ears with an all-encompassing, somersaulting vocal and is then swapped out for a suave organ lead, then tension-drenched chord stabs, before finally joining forces. Broken up by jubilant low-pass filter rises, she keeps the dancefloor moving as one with every new sound. The flip side “This World” shows that she speaks fluent speed garage too, enough to accent it with a cryptic dream pop vocal and spring-loaded tech-house percs inside.