Fin Cormack returns to STØK with hypnotic two-track techno EP

Fin Cormack’s Graviton arrived as a two-track release, but it plays bigger than that. STØK Recordings framed it as a deep dive into hypnotic techno built from evolving synth patterns and a relentless sense of motion, and that is exactly where the record lands: not in brute force, but in control. The title track, Graviton, and Trilinear both run around six minutes, giving Cormack room to work the kind of gradual pressure that matters in a minimal or deep-techno set, where groove control and tiny adjustments do more than a heavy-handed drop ever could.

The release fits STØK’s lane cleanly. The Swedish imprint, founded and managed by MarAxe, says it focuses on hardtechno and hypnotic techno only, and its Bandcamp catalog now shows 83 releases. Graviton, listed as SR90 on Beatport, adds another step to a label run that already feels deliberately shaped rather than scattered. This is a label built for repetition with intent, and Cormack’s record matches that brief by keeping the arrangement tight while letting texture do the work.

That matters because Cormack is not coming at this from a blank slate. STØK previously issued Phase Repeater on February 20, 2026, and described it as his first release on the label, while Unknown Transmission was later presented as his second. Graviton continues that line without turning into a carbon copy. The language around the record points to intricate textures and small shifts pulling the listener inward bar by bar, which is the kind of progression that keeps a room locked without cluttering the mix.

Cormack’s background helps explain why the record feels so disciplined. Beatport identifies him as a techno artist from North Wales whose sound draws on the raw energy of late-’90s techno, blending industrial weight with hypnotic, percussive momentum. It also notes his experience as a bass guitarist, shaped by funk, jazz, dub reggae and extreme metal. That mix shows up here in the way Graviton and Trilinear hold their line: dense enough to carry tension, restrained enough to stay functional, and patient enough to reward a full stretch on a proper sound system.