B12

The B12 story started in the early nineties, when Mike Golding and Steve Rutter helped define the UK's intelligent techno and early electronica scene. Releasing on their own self-titled label as well as Warp, they turned out cult classics like Electro-Soma. From 1996 they took the best part of a decade off before returning in 2008. To this day the music remains firmly in the future, with sci-fi designs and languid rhythms that unfold in cinematic fashion. Their sets are sensitive journeys through glistening electronics and synth-laden sounds, with rhythms that nod to IDM, braindance, techno and bass. As the tempos vary, tender and thoughtful passages sit next to more muscular workouts. Few artists get such beauty out of their machines.