Hot Sugar treats the world like a sonic buffet, recording everything from rat heartbeats to crying children. Trying to guess the origin of his sounds is like trying to assess mystery meat stew ladled into your bowl by a smirking, sinister lunch lady—better not to ask. The practice, which he calls associative music, leaves his beats stained with eerie resonances of their disguised source material."Zanny Bath" manifests the atmosphere of malevolent calm its title suggests. Tactile, snappy drums and narcotically smooth synths lend themselves well to Greedhead newcomer Bill Ding's capable, wordy flow. Don't miss Hot Sugar's latest EP Made Man, out October 1st.