Initially conceived as an outlet for a collective of like-minded artists from the rural outskirts of Manchester, îkkord have already achieved more than the sum of their parts. Having self-released two techno-leaning, dubstep-eschewing EPs (both selling out) and with their Electronic Explorations mix voted the 7th best of 2013 by Resident Advisor s editorial team; they ve achieved something of a cult following completely on the merits of their output.

Honest and endlessly layered with sparse percussion, driving decimated kick drums and rolling dub undertones, the Navigate EP isn t so much of a new statement of intent as it is a continuation of the kind of work îkkord have piloted since their first record appeared so discreetly in stores in March of last year.