Like an advert to promote the public health benefits of hydroponic abuse, this frankly unhinged slice of genius from the man like Zomby will hot-knife your cerebrum. Simple and straight to the point, the seven mini-tracks that make up ‘Zomby EP' have a directness about them rare in music so strange... or to put it another way, these sounds that initially appear to come from beyond the weird side of the tracks quickly establish themselves in the mind as target-locked aural arrows from one of the most prolific and wildly creative producers working in electronic music today. From the straight-up half-step of ‘Aquafresh' and ‘Gloop', to the scattered 2-step of ‘Spaceman' and ‘1 Up', through the stutterfunk of ‘Kaliko' and on past the disingrated rhythms of ‘Diamonds And Pearls', Zomby parades his range of skills in a wide-eyed spree of relentless artistry. But just when you think you can pin these tunes down to the crazed bleep-mania of the early arcade, he comes with the ultra-lush two-minute micro-epic ‘Test Me For A Reason', a crackling emotive ache that's already a big favourite with Burial - for obvious reasons. While his hardcore-reactivating debut album ‘Where Were U In 92?' on Werk Discs currently makes its presence emphatically felt, ‘Zomby EP' arrives as a huge follow up on previous Hyperdub outing ‘Mu5h', representing a giant stride ahead of the pack into 2009, a year which even now has Zomby's name sprayed all over it.