SRS Returns with ‘Plastic EP’ on Shakesphere

Italian producer SRS has a new EP out on Shakesphere, the sub-label of Brighton’s Furthur Electronix. Plastic EP arrives as a limited vinyl pressing of 200 copies, distributed through Clone. It’s a direct, uncomplicated acid and braindance record, pulling its language from the era when Rephlex and Warp defined underground electronica.

The two title tracks lean entirely on the Roland TB-303. “Plastic 1” is the heavier of the pair. Four-on-the-floor kicks and shifting acid patterns move underneath shuffled hi-hats. There’s no melody here, just the 303’s resonant squelch doing all the work. The production sits in a careful middle ground. Clean enough to hit in a club, dirty enough to keep its analog texture intact.

On the B-side, D’Arcangelo remix “Plastic 1” into something sharper. The Italian brothers, Fabrizio and Marco, have been twisting acid and electro since the early 90s. Their version adds a sturdier, more danceable framework without leaving the acid behind.

Furthur Electronix, founded by Anil Lal, Jay Lal, and designer Majkel, has built its reputation on short-run vinyl that honors a specific lineage. Plastic EP fits that logic. It doesn’t try to update the sound. It just presents it clearly, with enough weight to justify the format.