Tip! ... Long awaited reissue of Connective Zone's QwertyEP. Originally released in 2002 on Emoticon, the deepelectronica sister label of Headspace Recordings. Fully re-mastered for a fresh 2021 pressing. Connective Zone, akaLincoln-based duo Graham Sims and Simon Button, havebeen making their unique brand of deep techno for manyyears. Warm strings, thick chords, multi-layered synthmelodies and crisp beats are the order of the day, withinfluences coming from early Detroit techno and 'artificialintelligence' era UK electronics. All four tracks pack a soulfulpunch, drawing from the past but allowing their individualsound to shine through. Rhythmically they range fromstraight-up 4/4 beats to more syncopated patterns and aresure to find favour with more adventurous DJs as well ashome listeners.