The latest from the esteemed APPLIED RHYTHMIC TECHNOLOGY brings in CHRIS WHITTEN, a veteran drummer who has backed TOM JONES, THE PRETENDERS, SWING OUT SISTER and more, and also a vintage synth fanatic! A double-sider EP pairing "Opala" (sample1), where precise modular handling meets technical drum programming, and "Impala" (sample2), with its striking floor-building synth refrain. The arrangements and rhythm work are unmistakably those of a drummer; label owner AS ONE's remix, taken into ravey hard techno territory, is a killer too. (Original Japanese text by Akie)