>some of these tracks are so stripped-back and subtle that
>it's kind of difficult to get a good read on them, much less
>the album/piece/collection as a whole, only one listen in.


You always have to rememember that the releases were vinyl 12" releases first and now get re-released as a compilation so to me its hard to view this release as a album and listen to it as a whole.


>at any given moment in a song there isn't too much happening: driving kick drums, some sparse synths that aren't particularly melodic,
>maybe some drone, percussion scattered toward the end of the
>phrase. it doesn't seem special or interesting in print but
>it all comes together nicely.

To me these are essentially dj tools, which are made to be blended and thrown into a mix. Have seen some of these songs do wonders in a mix.

Glad to see some other people listen to their stuff, to me they are really pushing the boundaries of dubstep, techno and grime.
Standout songs are livity, velez, surge, more games and of course raw code, which had already seen a release on hessle