We all know not to judge a book by its cover, but you also can’t judge a record by its first track – even if in the digital age that seems to be happening more and more often. ‘Hudson River’, the first track on Jimmy Pé’s Fake Fantasy EP isn’t bad, but it’s also very similar to a lot of other trap-influenced stuff we regularly get sent. However, as the record progresses, the full extent of Jimmy Pé’s artistry is revealed. ‘Vsezer’ is a perfect example, rolling up a piano motif in an electro-carpet and then chucking it off a cliff, while Ashley Abrman offers a sharp and seductive top-line. It’s a perfect mixture of dancefloor-damaging bass and tight, ear-catching songwriting. The gloomy yet oddly fun trudge of ‘Elare’ follows, before the lurching title track gets right in your face like a massive hornet out on the piss. The fractured ‘Broken Clock’ then finishes things up, although I prefer the dappled breaks on the Daedelus remix that’s also included. Still, there’s more than enough on Fake Fantasy to understand why The Gaslamp Killer calls Jimmy Pé “one of a very small handful of producers on the planet that I’m checking for musically right now. Keep your ears on this man.”