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Ricochet has been pushing the sound of broken tech since 2007, beginning as an independent outlet for label boss Lifecycle to develop less commercial fringes of the broken-beat scene. Their 20 releases since have sidestepped trends, focused instead at unexplored overlaps with electronica and techno, fusing intricate dancefloor pieces which give up their full rewards to the inquisitive home listener. Lifecycle first released in the mid '00s with vinyl on LondonBreakz, Electrofly and Loöq before setting up the label, and continues to curate fresh fusions for open-minded followers of post-breakbeat. Ricochet's continuing quality over quantity approach has attracted figureheads of these scenes to remix for the label, including Si Begg, Al Tourettes, Luke Chable, Rennie Foster, Lory D, Decoder, iLS, Mesak, Chris Carter, The Dexorcist, Ochre, Paul Blackford, Blackmass Plastics … along with breaking new artists Kawatin, Ion Driver and Bownr onto the bass circuit. Recent signings include Berlin-based techno experimenter Michael Lovatt, live analogue electro act Multiple Mono from New York, and London-based electronica authority Ursa.