British techno veterans James Ruskin and Mark Broom explore more abstract terrain as the Fear Ratio, blending fractured IDM rhythms with heavy bass. Debuting the project in 2011 with the glowing, prismatic Light Box, the duo continued releasing albums and EPs on labels like Blueprint, Skam, and Tresor, with Slinky arriving in 2022.
Ruskin and Broom have been collaborating on techno tracks and remixes under their own names since the 2000s. Interested in moving away from the conventions of techno and house, they released their first album as the Fear Ratio, Light Box, on Ruskin...