Corrugated Tunnel is the brainchild of Edwin James on of the key players in Ireland’s burgeoning electro scene and, on the evidence of this versatile début, a man with enormous production potential.

‘We Are Electronix’ pinballs its way around genres for fun, taking elements of acid, electro, house and techno to create a unique sound that, if you had to nail it down, probably sits in the corner marked ‘Intelligent-Techno-Meets-Acidy-Electronica’.

What ever the definition, this is quality stuff – from the straight-up electro of ‘Rockstars’ to the old-school squelch of ‘The Bionic Hustle’ and moody, vocoder-led electronica of ‘Not Coming Back’. And even if ‘The Snare’s’ crashing drumbeats come as a bit of a cold-shower shock, what’s probably going to make you love Corrugated Tunnel more than anything are the string-soaked atmospherics of tracks like ‘Chain Smoking monkey’ and ’303 on 31st and Fifth’- stonewall future classics which merit comparison to Orbital’s most emotional output and hint a greatness all of their own.

We are impressed.