Back to the fold with a new tribal-oriented floor crusher, ‘Eclipse’, label habituée SKALA engineers a compelling mix of deep rolling grooves and mystique-imbued atmosphere on her newest installment for Stil vor Talent.

From behind a ripped curtain of alarm-like signals and cryptic vocal sampling emerges a battery of sizzling, seesawing synths and primitive drum motifs out some eerie forest, whereas the second part veers off into more experimental-leaning electronic territories, laying further emphasis on glitchy sound design minutiae and funky, FX-riddled stunts on an acid techno tip.

Trusted to fellow Amaeo alum, Italian producer Ivan Masa, the track hatches into an even more cinematic piece of shape-shifting techno material, clinging to its tribal feel but fleshing out the synths’ emotional weight to captivating effect. Channeling the original’s manifold energies, Masa pushes ‘Eclipse’ in a new direction, exploring its poignant dimension in all its unadulterated glory.

All in that starkly contrasted chiaroscuro between all-engulfing darkness and the healing force of light, SKALA’s latest number is an ode to techno’s dual power of evocation: absolute menace and snug intimacy rolled into one big, bold dance floor statement that shall have the four walls of the club quiver in excitement.

Catalogue number: SVT374