Electro-dance quartet Delphic reside out of Manchester and have unleashed upon us a carefully-merged stream of refulgent glow-in-the-dark emulsion, displayed through this, their debut album ‘Acolyte’ at the dawn of a new year. Their big-beat dance hall electronica enthusiastically meshes here with its meandering indie sound. There is enough chemistry between them to produce an offshoot of considerable charm and thumping power. ‘This Momentary’, for instance, could act as a catalyst for a moist embrace of a fellow raver. ‘Doubt’, ‘Acolyte’ and ‘Counterpoint’ are also beautifully structured, warm and all-inclusive with power to unite the masses in the rapture of a collective rhythmical contraction. Cook’s tender, soulful vocals seem to animate this sophisticated techno beat and baseline machine. Modulating synth pads aerosol translucent colours in all directions, and occasional guitar riffs come as a nostalgic sentiment about the times long gone. As a whole, the record is consistent in both the sound this band is forming throughout, and the effect it has on our sensory receptors. It leaves a patch of light on the retina and a reverberating echo in the auricle. Both aren’t at all unpleasant.

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