Nadine Hurley Conjured a Spellbound Storm of Dark Techno with ‘Dreamer’ –

Through spectral waves of reverb that quiescently find a way to oscillate under your skin, Witch House electronica artist and producer Nadine Hurley reaches the epitome of spellbinding in her latest conjuring, Dreamer.

After a disquietly cold, hauntingly mesmeric intro, Dreamer demands full lucidity as it seamlessly transitions into a lacerating blast of mechanised techno, synthesised with happy hardcore momentum that sends the phasers, basslines, and synth strobes haywire, proving its mettle as a heavyweight hard-hitter, which could easily punch down the early industrial pioneers. By juxtaposing the cavernously eerie echoes of witch house with the frenetic pulse-pounding intensity of happy hardcore-leaning techno, Hurley went harder and darker than most producers dare to, and it was deliciously filthy euphoria at its finest.

There is a feral precision in the way the Newcastle upon Tyne-based underground artist structured Dreamer, with every rupture in the arrangement tightening the vice around the senses. The witch house atmosphere seeps in with a narcotic chill before the track tears into the club with brute force, turning tension into release with relentless conviction. It’s the ultimate alt club floorfiller; Berghain would be lucky to have her.

Dreamer is now available to stream on all major platforms via this link. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast