Scottish techno thunderbolt Mha Iri returns to Adam Beyer’s Drumcode with her explosive new futurist three tracker EP. ‘Neon Storm’ is out today. A Drumcode veteran warrior, Mha Iri boasts standout bestselling tracks on Drumcode’s debut Elevate compilation, A-Sides. These include 12 (‘Bell’), her debut EP ‘The Unexpected’ and 2024’s ‘Bombay’ EP. A YOZE remix of ‘Bell’ also featured on Elevate Vol II.
‘Neon Storm’ launches another rip-roaring year for the Edinburgh based artist. It follows early 2025 shows at Fabric and Gashouder for Awakenings New Year after capping off an incredible 2024. The past year witnessed an Australian tour inclusive of Carl Cox headlined Eat The Beat festival alongside Lilly Palmer & Chris Liebing. The year also foresaw Mha’s EP debut for [PIAS] Électronique supported by the likes of Mixmag, Clash, DJ Mag and BBC Radio 1 Dance. Releases on Filth on Acid and TRICK rounds off the nearly perfect season.
‘Neon Storm’: the title track juxtaposes rampaging techno beats of pure primitive power, with futurist dystopian elements. It fuses fuzzy hoover growls and stabs, doppler builds, and an unsettling robot girl’s vocal riffs. A mysterious operatic choir surprisingly dovetails with the resulting soundscape as the dark sounds become increasingly ominous.
‘Moving Machines’ keeps up the energy with galloping techno, metallic stabs and a chopped melody with a 90s vibe as a rising doppler siren. You can feel in your teeth spans a gargantuan breakdown, another shot of dance dynamite.
‘No Return’: similarly powerful. Its resistless onslaught of thudding beats, bass snarls and regiments of rattling hi-hats herald spacey FX and an alien-like melodic vocal, alongside a suitably almost-Scottish-influenced melody.
‘Neon Storm’ is an apt description to this colorful yet chaotic set of tracks that have been making serious impact in Mha Iri’s sets across the last months of touring. She wanted to create an EP that represented her energy but drew from the best Drumcode groove style. It has been a satisfaction for her to watch how they go down in Adam Beyer’s peak time sets.
Mha Iri – ‘Neon Storm’ is out now on Drumcode.