Archive E by Various Artists

Chapter SPCLNCH07.

— Well, is it working?
— Shh, I almost got it.
— If we don't open the damn safe in three tries, we're screwed. The mutagens will be released immediately, turning us into useless, drooling brats.
— Ew, I can't stand zombies!

Carefully moving the stethoscope along the cold thickness of metal, Cat was listening attentively in an attempt to analyse the clicks. The multiple amplification effect helped to ease the haste that hung in the air and hid between the lines even when one wanted to calm down. The dangerous scam with the intergalactic monetary fund had long matured and was finally executed. There, in the heart of the vault stuffed to the brim with bills and gold, the only feasible option was to guess the code.

— It seems that the lock connects to the opening mechanism, which can be anywhere on the door, via a system of gears.
— Yeah, that leaves us with either the plasma cutting or C-4.

Spacelunch was awkwardly pulling an inverter out of his suitcase, anticipating a big boom in the same breath. It is hard to know which solution would have come first if the sensor on the smartwatch had not gone off. A squad of stormtroopers was already heading towards them…

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The password is "Archive E". The case involves a team of burglars, each of whom wields a personal lock pick.

Dub-techno's Five caught all those who disagreed with the laws of the genre by surprise, disabling protective mechanisms and implementing their design research. Kooscha captures the first sector of attention with the help of compact constructions and pedantically prescribed percussions. Ludowick prolongs the effect with some sweepingly deep bass. Altone delves into the study of dark matter using a classic delay and an angry kick. Tm Shuffle and Tapani Rinne experiment with the softness of wind instruments and semantic allusions. This squad of independent creative units distributes the areas of influence, filling them with equally important but individualistic patterns.

Tracklist

1.	Kooscha - Hypotrochoid	7:15

2.	Ludowick - Poverty Point	6:37

3.	Altone - Obsession	7:27

4.	Tm Shuffle & Tapani Rinne - Obsession	6:37

Credits

released July 18, 2023

Original music by Kooscha, Ludowick, Altone, Tm Shuffle & Tapani Rinne
Mastering by Pheek
Artwork by Shelkovskaya
Write-up by atroqjournal
Catalog number: SPCLNCH07

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