It's vanishingly rare to find a new artist operating within the house/techno sphere who you struggle to draw comparison to. The incredibly talented (and extremely young) Miles J Paralysis is one of those artists. Within the space of two releases, he's carved out a sound all of his own. Trying to be clever, I'd describe it as Northern hauntology meets deep, dark tech-house. But then he veers into downtempo and abstract reggae territories, evading lazy journalistic pigeonholing.

'Turf Step' is the second release on Miles' own, fiercely independent and idiosyncratic Crying Outcast imprint. And if you thought the last one was good... well, just wait until you check this. 'Turf Step' opens its account with 'Until the End', the most straight-ahead tune on the record. This means it's still a deeply tripped out thing latched to a rock solid house rhythm. To add another string to his bow, that haunting vocal refrain you hear drifting through the soundscape is Miles' own voice. This is a menacing, growing groover that will surely do the damage on those liminal, dark, drugged-out dancefloors. I can imagine it finding favour with DJs such as Ivan Smagghe, Craig Richards and the like.

'Where Do We Come From" is my personal fave. A marginally slower, equally spooked groove that's allowed plenty of room to breathe. The vocal samples are somewhat reminiscent of Earth Leakage Trip's psychedelic rave classic 'No Idea'. And this exists within the same realm of deeply lysergic, British experimental dance music. 'Cursed Moor' slows the pace but increases the dread, a sludgy, loping pace, touching on post-punk and heavy, heavy dub. 'Snicket Rhythm' leads us further down the same path, freaked out, mutant dancehall with a dank, funky vibe. All killer, absolutely no filler on this EP...

For my money, this is one of the best releases of the year so far, and Miles J Paralysis is one of the most exciting artists out there. Massive tip on this one - don't miss out!

'Turf Step' is out now on Crying Outcast