Best known for handling synths, samples and drum machines as a member of Western post-punk outfit Ritual Howls and for being a member of ambient post-industrial project Mission to the Sun, C.M. Samuels stepped out into the spotlight as a solo artist with the release of his solo debut EP After Selection, which was released earlier this month.

Samuels has long been deeply rooted in Detroit — its environments and ever-evolving music scene that has shaped the core of his sound. He cut his teeth decades ago in industrial projects and now, he channels that foundation while crafting electronics for Ritual Howls and exploring much more experimental directions with Mission to the Sun. Fittingly, the EP which was released earlier this month through Detroit Industrial, the five-song After Selection draws from Samuels’ long-time love of classic EBM, early Wax Trax! Records, Skinny Puppy, and others.

His five-song debut EP is an instrumental EP firmly entrenched in EBM and industrial techno. Anchored around driving rhythms, pulsing synth lines and a sharp sense of momentum, Samuels’ debut effort is specifically designed to energize the dance floor and keep bodies moving.

The EP’s latest single, EP opener “Body Interface” is a club banger anchored around punchy industrial thump and a buoyant bass line that lock into a relentless and forceful motorik-like groove. Sonically, the track seemingly channels early Nine Inch Nails and 90s industrial techno while possessing a remarkably modern sensibility.