MPC grooves meet modular textures downtown on Mr Beatnick's "Joy in Variation", his third album, following on from "The Synthetes Trilogy" (2013) and "Honeycomb" (2020). Debut single Shapeshifter is a tempo-switching dj tool that flexes between hip hop tempo atmospherics and his signature string-laden house grooves, morphing seamlessly between both styles, and powered by the inimitable sound of the Buchla modular synthesiser.