Richard Bultitude has been weaving sonic tapestries for the best part of a decade and drawn deserved comparisons with the likes of Autechre, Boards of Canada, Prefuse 73 and Burial. Under the moniker Point B he has repeatedly thrown two fingers to the genre police and defecated in any pigeonhole he sees fit. Evolving from early dancefloor electro and ambient excursions, his 2006 album A Previous Version of Myself drew on a multitude of influences with fractured glitch and bass traversing mechanical, textured electronica, whilst 2009′s Suicide Beauty Spot threw an alien, instrument-heavy spin on the dubstep sound.

It comes as little suprise then, that in 2011 Bultitude should deliver something completely different. Released on the excellent Bonus Round Records, the Kwaq EP spans house, techno, electro and 2-step, but with an unmistakeably Point B twist. The title track is a definite highlight, created several years ago but kept as a secret weapon in his live set arsenal. A glitchy house tweaker, Kwaq‘s perverted funk channels Alter Ego being molested by a broken stylophone. Girder layers solid, tribal percussion with obtuse squeaks and squelches, whilst Asking Nicely is a steppy, techno number dragged along by a robotic voice telling us to ‘be nice’. Who could refuse. The final track on the EP Jakt pays homage to early Point B releases on labels such as Orson and SCSCI Av; tough, minimalist electro that takes no prisoners.

A solid release that injects heavy-duty electronics with a sharp shot of humour, the Kwaq EP is yet another original and uncompromising twist in Richard Bultitude’s sonic endeavours. Go get it.

Ed Oliver