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Deeply concerned with the here and now versus sister label Was/Is electro archaeology, Is/Was delivers the goods once again with this various artists 12- zeroed in on the Pittsburgh scene. You can feel the Steel City tension reverberating in Naeem s edgy beatdown -Forward Facing-, while Hits Only takes things in a slightly cleaner, modernist direction that aligns with some of the UK soundsystem interpretations of electro that have emerged in recent years. Shawn Rudiman takes control for the B side with two jams that tip their cap to the veteran producer s long and accomplished career, but they sound as fresh as anything else on the record too. -Derelict- is a gnarly, bloated banger of a track, and -Asimolar- takes the route towards Cybotron, Kraftwerk and the truly foundational version of electro in all its lysergic glory.