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The pair of releases put out so far by the group Ashnymph defy easy classification: their personal label of the sound as “subconscioussion” provides few hints. Their initial track Saltspreader married a heavy mechanical drumming – member Will Wiffen has sometimes been seen on stage in a tee that bears the logo of industrial metal pioneers Godflesh – with retro-style synths and a riff that partly brings to mind the enduring garage rock anthem I Wanna Be Your Dog, before melting into a mass of eerie audio. Its intended effect, the group has mentioned, was to suggest road trips, “the grinding circulation of vehicles all day long over great lengths … nighttime orange glows”.

The next release, Mr Invisible, sits somewhere between dance music and unconventional alternative rock. For one thing, the song's beat, multiple entrancing electronic parts, and singing that comes either hallucinogenically distorted or hypnotically looped in a way that recalls the classic Underworld album era all indicate the club floor. Conversely, its powerful concert-like energy, near-anarchic character and distortion – “getting that crisp distortion is a long-term goal,” Wiffen has said – set it apart as clearly a group effort rather than a lone electronic artist. They've performed around the self-made music community of south London for under a year, “any spot with loud speakers”.

But each is thrilling and unique – from each other and other current music – to prompt questions about Ashnymph's upcoming moves. Regardless of the form, on the basis of these two singles, it’s probably not dull.

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