The Shift

Nightshift's review of Determinance follows:

"Paul Taylor, aka nervous_testpilot, has been one of the most consistently compelling live dance acts in Oxford over the last couple of years, notably his near-legendary sets at Truck Festival. His full-on electro assault, coupled with a mischievous smash'n'grab approach to sampling makes for an irresistible spectacle even in the middle of the afternoon.

This debut release is a forty-minute E.P. featuring five tracks from the sci-fi swordplay video game 'Determinance'. Such soundtracking suits nervous_testpilot perfectly: his busy, uncluttered brand of techno - not far off Eat Static or Banco De Gaia's uplifting brand of trance - compliments the adrenaline rush of slice-em-up action, but works equally well as a dancefloor filler.

There's a cool metallic sheen to the synthetics and a relentlessly bubbling rhythmic pulse; Goan trance by any other name, a winner whatever you call it."