18 for 2018, #7: Perko – NV Auto

Sneaking onto my list of the year’s best records just in the nick of time is this seven-track debut EP from a 23-year-old artist which blows most of 2018’s music out of the water. The standout cut is probably Rounded, which updates the classic dub techno template with fizzing breakbeats and bowel-quaking bass blasts, but there’s a lot to enjoy throughout, from lush ambience to dancefloor action. Big up Numbers crew for yet another bit of top-notch talent-spotting.