The 55th release from Reload Black comes courtesy of Italy's Konrad and kicks off with "The Heartless", a deep and pacy exploration of all things techno with eerie effects and neatly executed keys, flourishing in all the right places, as a commanding spoken-word passage, reiterates the title of the track. On "Automatic System", Konrad brings in mutated vocal snippets and cavernous atmospherics, allowing an obstinate synth to add even more character to the stomping vibe, while the drums pound away into a frenzy. "Abayomi" begins menacingly with dissonant melodies, winding their way into a sparse yet progressive rhythm pattern that adds layer on layer, to create an ethereal and enveloping sense of the pitch-dark night and its subterranean presences.