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Quantic and his Combo
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The Invisible remixes — one standout
Linda Morena/Enyere OK from producer Spike Stent
Kumbara
Accidental and the other courtesy
Tru Thoughts of James Rutledge (aka
Produced by the multi- Pedro).
PO Bo
Ever since his move to Columbia, there seems tasking Dan Carey (CSS,
to have been a renewed sense of purpose The Kills, Santigold) and Various
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within Will Holland’s music. He’s obviously featuring Eska, this latest This Is What The Uni-
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, London, S
been spending his time wisely too, not only offering from The Invisible
verse Sounds Like
with a spot of digging (check the forthcoming is warm, cheery, polished Universal Vibes
‘Panama 2’ compilation for proof), but also and unashamedly pop.
W1
assembling a stellar list of personnel to assist A tasty three-track of- 6 2YJ
him with this, his latest project. The result, in Esser fering from the UV camp.
the shape of this brilliant little 7”, is one of Tru Headlock Highlight here is the
Thoughts’ finest releases to date. Transgressive electro roots shakedown of
OK_Ma’s ‘Boogle’ that gets
This latest single from the uptempo treatment via
Mayer Hawthorne The Heavy right places. Reminiscent of an over Esser is all about the Soulsonix.
Maybe So, Maybe No Oh No! Not You Again! sheened and pumped up Broadcast its
Stones Throw Counter Records fair game, although the points here are
for man-of-the-moment Simon Baker
He caused a fair old stir with his Stones A more thrashed out cut from The and another of his impeccable deep left-
Throw debut and now Detroit soul man Heavy, who still wear their influences of-centre minimal house workouts. .
Mayer Hawthorne is back with another loud and proud on their sleeves (check
perfectly executed slab of sweet, soulful for the ghostly apparition of Hendrix’s Marissa Nadler
music. Choosing not to veer too far ‘Fire’ seeping through mid way). Some River of Dirt
from the ‘Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out’ have accused them of being a little Kemado Records
template, this EP once again highlights over contrived, however this lets the
his knack for recreating that ‘authentic’ hounds of hell loose for three minutes of It’s not, as you might expect, the
Detroit sound, and perhaps just as funked-up rock and roll. original lead track that shines brightest
EMPEROR MACHINE DC rECorDINgs
importantly his skill in delivering it in a here, nor is it Nadler’s simple, stripped
way that effortlessly avoids all the usual Arcadion back acoustic version of Neil Young’s
01. DEADsToCk33’s ‘Driftin on A Wave (Lost At sea Mix)’ Is It Baleric?
clichés, pretences and pitfalls. Fly Vision ‘Cortez The Killer’. The real diamond is “My mate brought round his mix for Justin Robertson’s label and this really stood out.”
DC Recordings actually her eight-minute alternative
02. PrINs THoMAs ‘Mammut’ Full Pup
Jeffrey Lewis version of ‘River of Dirt’, a bewitching
“Love this label, really creative — and this track is perfectly what I’m into.”
Roll Bus Roll Arcadion is only two EPs down the line and beguiling masterpiece that creates 03. HIgAMos HogAMos ‘Infinity Plus one (Emperor Machine Ex-
Rough Trade and already he seems to have made the perfect musical backdrop to Nadler’s
tended)’ DC Recordings
“I’m really proud of this one — it’s really dark and relentless.”
his mark with the DC faithful. Fusing seductive balladry.
The talented Lewis continues on his his passion for all things p-funk and
04. THE IDJuT Boys ‘Droid Technoid’ Droid Records
“Love this new track of theirs — very cool.”
crusade as one of NYC’s leading anti-folk bass-driven, it’s ‘Torque’ that does the Fulgeance
05. ALAN 1 ‘Fat Eye’ Final Frontier/Nature
troubadours, with this rather sedate most damage; cowbell driven, Trouble Smartbanging “A mate played this to me the other day and I though it was bloody lovely!”
tale of life on the road. Lyrically a little Funk-style beats, retro synth lines and a One Handed Music
06. CLAP ruLEs ‘old sequencer’ Tiny Sticks
less charged than usual, it still carries huge wobbly bassline.
“Amazing! This is a guy called Fabrizio doing minimal electronic disco.”
the lo-fi charm that has seen him gather French producer Fulgeance offers up a 07. roguE CAT ‘Magic Journey (Todd Terry Mix)’ Tiny Sticks
a staunch army of supporters on both Cortney Tidwell lo-slung disco biscuit. Rasping hi-hats
“The original is by Dean Meredith and the ‘Todd Terry Mix’ is monstrous!”
sides of the Atlantic. If you’re new to Watusii and some John Carpenter-esque synth
08. CAsINoBoy ‘Jobsagoodun’ Jiscomusic
“Good title! Made me laugh. And it does exactly what it says on the tin.”
him you won’t be disappointed — think City Slang lines dominate in this chugging chunk
the sincerity of Daniel Johnston with of disco cosmiche that will sit easily next
09. ALBIoN ‘Milky Way’ Ambassadors Reception
“A silky bit of retro synth led disco funk.”
the aggression of the Violent Femmes’ Power pop spectacular from Tidwell that to the current crop of producers who are
10. DoVEs ‘kingdom of rust (Prins Thomas Mix)’ White
gritty punk folk for lost souls. presses all the right buttons in all the notching down the bpm somewhat. “Prins Thomas’s supreme skills take this to exactly to where it wanted to be.”
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