In 2009, Dominic Stanton AKA Domu and myriad other aliases announced his retirement from the music industry. After many years of producing, DJing, remixing and managing labels he was tired of the whole thing. As he put it at the time "my creative light has dimmed". A few years later though and the upsurge in new music influenced by vintage Drum & Bass and Jungle reignited the flame, with the Two Hungry Ghosts blog being of particular importance.
Back in the nineties he had made Drum & Bass as Sonar Circle alongside Jaimie Norman on the pivotal Reinforced Records. His new project reflected his previous incarnation and his more recent inspiration, taking the name Sonar's Ghost. Stanton initially stayed in the shadows, not explicitly stating he was behind it or promoting anything himself. Although he still avoids the limelight now, he has at least come out from behind the curtain and a 12" on the crucial Rupture LDN imprint last year was his most prominent release since his retirement.
'Exit 13' is a tribute to the mighty Source Direct, re-imagining their vicious 'Exit 9', a '95 release on their own imprint (presumably taking its renumbered title from being the 13th release on Rupture). Unsettling synths glimmer while unidentifiable sounds scurry behind the Sesame Street break before Stanton shows off his incredible razor sharp Amen edits. He even throws in an appropriate sample of dialogue from Back To The Future III:
In a similar fashion 'Praise 'Em' on the other side is a homage to Dillinja. You can hear both sides of the 12", plus VIP versions and Source Direct's original 'Exit 9' in this Sonar's Ghost In Session Mix for Rupture LDN from August 2017: