LAST DANCE [12IN]

The second in a series of three EPs of gorgeous, punch-drunk house music from Rupert Taylor aka xxxy and the follow-up to 2014's acclaimed 18 Hours (RINSE 050EP). "Last Dance" may seem like pure blissed-out immersion, but listen closer -- or at peak time -- and it's deceptively tough, building to a mesmerizing blur of color amid body-shuddering kick drums. "Lately" channels both the spirit of electropop and the futurist impulses of early Detroit techno. On "Close the Door Behind You," an eerie, noise-scratched, slow build leads to a sudden explosion of bass swoops and hi-hats.