Darko Esser returns with two powerful, finely crafted techno pieces on the eighth installment of his Trip series, 'Eighth Trip' his first release since 2015. 'Untitled #15' drives forward with sullen aggression, eerie morphing synths gaining strength and swaying atop aggravated deep-hitting drums, all constantly meandering in space and energy. On the flip side 'Untitled #16' is forged with less aggression, but just as much tension, a morose cowbell sounds, offset from a moody drum pattern that beats beneath an extra-terrestrial synth, creeping, and probing, throughout the whole piece. Altogether 'Eighth Trip' is yet another rich-sounding release from a champion of the darker, deeper realms of techno.