According to lore, London-born Mark Broom first fell in love with house and acid house during a 1989 holiday in Tenerife, and has spent the years since becoming one of British techno's most prolific and respected operators.

Over 150 singles into a career that has taken in Warp, Rekids, Cocoon, M-Plant, Defected, and Glitterbox, he is also a regular at Berghain and a long-standing collaborator with James Ruskin; the pair having worked together under both The Fear Ratio and Ruskin & Broom monikers, with releases on Skam, Tresor, and of course Blueprint.

Reality Check marks his return to Blueprint as the label celebrates its 30th anniversary. Across four tracks, Broom delivers the kind of hydraulic, groove-soaked techno that he (and also Blueprint) has become well-renowned for.

M-Talic sets out the trajectory, which is firmly skyward. The top end is presumably where the track's title is drawn from; truly resonant percussion complementing a driving bass and oscillating synths that waste absolutely no time making Broom’s intentions clear.

Title track Reality Check follows with a Detroit techno-inspired nod to the music that shaped Broom's entire career; insistent drum programming and synth stabs that pay direct homage to the Motor City. Driving, tool-y production built squarely for the underground selectors among us who demand high energy.

HYB1 then delivers another solid dose of mesmeric techno ideal for pushing a set to its limits, before HYB2 splashes acid liberally across the soundstage; delightful 303 squiggles dancing among Mark's characteristically swing-laden drum programming.

All yours, over on Bandcamp.