Winnipeg's Joe Silva and Ali Khan, a.k.a. Tonepushers, follow up releases on Fade and Fifth Sun with three explorations of modern, stripped-down techno for Thoughtless. Our title track rides a persistent pulsing core arrayed with organic percussion, hypnotic chords emanating from within as all manner of fleeting audio mirages arise and shimmer briefly before fading away. Plastic City's Lukas Greenberg takes the primary melodic line and builds around it as the central theme of his club-friendly tech-house rework, upfront bass and deft synth stabs combining for a highly effective arrangement. 'Apraxic' is a functional counterpoint to the original, deep subsonic rumble pushing forward through hallucinatory noise bursts and syncopated tonal structures for a cavernous techno adventure that begs for big room play. Concluding the release, 'Tremolo' propels a choppy, break-infused rhythm through churning textures and sly atmospheres that seem to twist and turn inside out before returning back to the irresistible beat. Braving the fierce winters of Canada's coldest city, Tonepushers have learned to survive by turning up the heat...