René Pawlowitz has spent the better part of three decades releasing music under a constellation of aliases; Shed, Head High, Evil Fred, Hoover1. Each one occupies a distinct sonic territory, and each one has earned its own devoted following.

The WAX series is perhaps the most stripped back of all his endeavours; a run of numbered, hand-stamped 12" releases stretching back to 2008, distributed through Berlin's Hard Wax and presented with the absolute minimum of information. The music does the talking.

No. 11110 is the eleventh instalment in the series, and one that occupies contemplative corner of the electronic spectrum. Both tracks carry the kind of introspective intelligence that would feel equally at home in a listening bar as it does on a dancefloor; music that rewards attention without demanding it.

11110A opens with an initial air of melancholy; lilting stabs and a brooding bassline set the tone, while echoing pads lend the track a misty, overcast quality that never quite tips into oppressiveness. That balance shifts decisively around the one third mark, when an upbeat percussive top-end enters the picture and gradually burns the haze away, carrying the whole thing into considerably brighter territory.

11110B arrives on the flip with noticeably more energy from the off, though Pawlowitz is in no hurry to show his hand. Elements are introduced with such restraint that you barely notice the track evolving around you.

Thoughtful techno for thoughtful techno-heads. Grab it on Bandcamp.