It’s wall to wall virtuosity, this one. From a Randy Newman tinkler (Sinead O’Connor’s favourite song, apparently) into melancholy club sounds, a set of interesting orchestral pieces (one from Saint Agnes, one from Loki and a third by JG Thirwell / Foetus), sleepy beats for a bit, some weird and wonky dance music, ASMR type stuff, funky bits from South London jazz bloke Moses Boyd and a Roy Ayers’ classic Blaxploitation track. Then I stop stroking my chin and dump out all the mad hip-hop, skate punk and mashup shit.
Highlights: All about two: this rereleased MF Doom remix. There some sort of magic going on where the elements slide into position next to each other and gradually turn from detached and surreal to absolutely banging for about one second - then it’s over. Also loving Lil Mz. 313 whose tracks always feel like they’ve been around forever (they haven’t).
