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Lucky Me? Lucky You!

Having gone one about Brainfeeder and the terrific LA scene, it’s only right that my next 'overview', if you will, should cover their Glaswegian counterparts ‘The Lucky Me’ collective.

Hudson Mohawke – Fuse – I can only liken my introduction Hud Mo’s debut – Butter, to that of a teddy boy first hearing Elvis, a kind of, ‘Oooh… shit’ feeling. I cannot rate this producer enough (the only producer/artist I have played on my radio show twice!) As a teen he was a DMC finalist (the youngest ever, I think), before turning his scratching skills to production. Butter, isn’t without its rough patches, cough! Joy Fantastic…, but it’s the gruff edges which make it such an astounding debut, with all its 8 Bit Nintendo bleeps, psychedelic synths, soulful, yet humorous vocal melodies and harsh idiosyncratic percussion - its RnB for the Nintendo generation. It’s unsurprisingly on Warp, an obvious home to experimental electronica (get your spreadable edition here!).

I am going to see him on the 23^rd of April and I cant wait…although, like the audiences of Aphex Twin, an obvious comparison, I do wonder whether I will spend the evening stood still in astonishment, dancing robot-esque or shivering in a heap on the floor? (Any readers in the Leeds area – get down to A Nation of Shopkeepers on April 23^rd) For more on Hud Mo, including an interview, check out our friends wizardsarebetter.wordpress. Oh, and the game, Butterstar Galactica, is freekin' awesome!

Hudson Mohawke – ZO0ooo0OM

Rustie – Bad Science – If Hud Mo’s ying, then Rustie’s yang. Whatever you wish to call the style; wonk, aquacrunk, future garage, psychodelic RnB, or (ughh I hate this term) IDM, it would be unfair to discuss the two synonymously – having said that, it would also be unsound to suggest that the two producers weren’t inextricably linked. There are only so many ridiculous words and unnecessary genre tags, people, such as myself, can use to describe this new sound, so, without further adieu – download his Bad Science EP and make an opinion for yourself...I also strongly recommend you buy Play Doe - Joker collaboration!

Mike Slott – Six AM - The more downtempo and subtle of the three, Slott, like Fly Lo, combines free-form Jazz influences with crunchy snares and west coast hip hop. This is the sound of floating around the intergalactic Cosmos...