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So Called Recording's third West coast showcase, Manoeuvres 3, delivers more bass-laden, slightly heady downtempo from the Van City scene. Starting with the sonic surf of Sinewave's "Exploded Nodes," followed by the off-kilter beats and new wave glitch of Dreamboat's "Townies," Manoeuvres 3 demonstrates an already more eclectic turn than previous outings. The melodic synths of returnees such as Christer and Telefuzz are joined by CD-friendly dub-step cuts from Vancouver's Lighta Crew. Michael Red amps the Casio for dub-lite play tune "Top Score," and Taal Mala plies lots of flubbery bass to the squirrelly basement party beats of "'Bangface." Returning to more traditional groove in, and after, the 4/4 kick of Mike Verde's "Riding My Bike At Night," Manoeuvres 3 trails out beautifully on the soaring synth and mellowed rhythms of Intrinsic Warrior's "Of The Sun," ending with the deep bass and jazz operatics of Elonious Funk's "Rose Black Shadow."