Having made waves with last year’s SIRVYIN, FTSE is now all set for the storm with four track EP Love Un Ltd. What we’ve already seen from Midlands producer Sam Manville has edged on the darker side of electronic music, but in this latest offering, the man behind the moniker explores new territory by mixing his gritty tirades with minimalist beats.

Finding an unlikely resting place somewhere between Massive Attack, Drake and Burial, FTSE intuitively marries expansive trip-hop production with his own unique spoken delivery, making for a genre bending EP. Whether intentional or not, Love Un Ltd feels like a release of two parts, withdifferent sides of FTSE’s appeal finding themselves explored. The first sees guest female vocalists add soulful layers, whilst the second hones in on his own MCing.

Recreating the regret of last night’s sins, lead single “Nite Life” deals with ”lots of empty people doing empty things to try and not feel so empty” and features past collaborator Femme on electro-soul vocals. It unfurls like a blurry memory amongst a hangover, and builds into something much bigger at every drop. In turn, “El Santos” shows a much softer side of FTSE and sees guest singer Brolin’s dreamy harmonies reverberate into swells of distortion.

Things get steadily angrier in the second half as the urban angst of “Utopia” and “Uniform” kick in. Here, FSTE shows he can be musical and political, as expletives drop as often as beats.

Experimenting with tempos and influences throughout, there is strength in the EP’s diversity – each song fills a different void. Melancholic, atmospheric but also aggressive in places, Love Un Ltd is an intoxicating mix.