Switzerland’s v0ll (a solo artist based in Zürich, despite the name) serves up "Kitty Licks EP Vol.1", a five-track romp through the underbelly of rave nostalgia - where UK techno, breakbeats, and early Detroit techno collide in fluorescent clarity.

Opening with "Breaks 5", v0ll throws us straight into rhythm gymnastics: chopped breakbeats sponge off acid-tinged stabs, creating a playful tension that feels both retro and hypermodern. You can almost catch the faint smell of throbbing warehouse floors - and yet, the percussion is crisp enough for home headphones.

Next, "Breaks 2b" tightens the groove into a near-minute funk sprint: it's agile, compact, and sharp-edged. Here v0ll proves a knack for maximal impact with minimal runtime.

"Killer" arguably steals the show, a rolling Detroit-inspired groove with hearty swing and texture. It offers that familiar feeling of a midnight second wind: nostalgic, emotional, resolutely forward-moving.

"Cornflakes" flips expectation with a crunchy breakbeat breakfast of sorts - crisp snares and acidic flickers - before spiraling down into glitch yelps. It’s the EP's slippery humor: dancefloor energy wrapped in cheeky production.

Finally, "Büsi Schleck" (Swiss German for “kitty lick”) clocks in at four minutes of slow-burn closure. It’s less jittery than its predecessors, focusing on fizzing percussion and bass-line persistence. The playful title hints at domestic warmth, but the sub-bass and echoing hats give it a subterranean glow.

What makes this EP special is how v0ll blends eras without sounding like a pastiche. There's head-nodding UK techno DNA, but peppered with Detroitian soul and breakbeat mischief - no reverence, no retouch, just a wild dance across timelines. The production is both warm and lean: vinyl crackle whispers, digital clarity shines, and yet it's all intentionally raw.

On Bandcamp, v0ll is modestly tagged under “techno” and “Zürich”, but what unfolds here is a personalized rave vision - uncaged, playful, and physically resonant. This is the sound of someone who knows the history, loves the heat, and wants to reprint the past with fresh ink. And yes - you can hear the overdrive, the nostalgia, but it never sleeps in the rearview mirror.