Kerrie has earned her place in the underground the old fashioned way; years behind the counter at Manchester's legendary Eastern Bloc Records, a ton of releases across Blueprint, Tresor, Don't Be Afraid, and her own Dark Machine Funk imprint, and a Tresor Berlin residency. She is not an artist who arrived overnight, and her music carries the weight of that journey.

The EP draws deeply from the tough-edged electro landscape of Detroit; harder, more visceral, and firmly rooted in the techno funk tradition that has dissolved more than a few dancefloors into joyous chaos.

Enter the Vortex kicks things off in typical Kerrie style, setting the trajectory directly into the eye of a sonic wormhole. Of particular enjoyment are the 8-bit rocket blast sounds that could have been lifted wholesale from Turrican or any number of classic sci-fi video games.

Beware of Monotony follows; a mantra that Kerrie clearly practises as well as preaches. Super-tight percussion punches through the mix like a spiked chrome gauntlet, while a corrosive bassline holds down the bottom end and a repeating beepy loop taunts the listener with something approaching lascivious digital laughter.

The title track Waves of Reverie then arrives with oscillations so forceful they threaten to pull you into the track's whirling orbit; alarm sounds and whispering static permeating the soundstage with an unsettling persistence.

Funk Fidelity closes proceedings by living up to the Motor City's techno funk sensibilities in emphatic fashion. Robo-vocal samples fire throughout while a bulbous, tar-bubble bassline broods beneath skittering hats and a thumping kick.

Waves of Reverie PT1 is Kerrie’s return to Cultivated Electronics. Get yours over on Beatport.