Fresh from collaborating with fellow Dutch techno legend Speedy J, man-of-many-aliases Steve Rachmad (AKA Sterac, Sterac Electronics, Rachmad Project, Tons of Tones etc) makes his bow on Synchrophone. The French label has taken a deep dive into his catalogue and picked a couple of genuine gems to reissue. Both tracks originally appeared on the same Rotation Records release way back in 2000. On side A you'll find 'Tir Na Nog', a deliciously raw, jacking and crunchy workout in which stomping techno drums are peppered with hissing cymbal patterns and spacey stabs. Those stabs reappear on the more musically expansive 'Divide & Conquer', where warming deep house chords, clonking bass and sweat-soaked drums catch the ear.