Review: London's longstanding bass institution Hyperdub is known for picking out the hottest new talent out there, and Kode 9 has done it again by finding Ontario artist Jessy Lanza. It's a single-track EP in advance of her full debut album in September, but "Kathy Lee" - co-produced by Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan - is pretty special in itself; it amalgamates just the right amount of bass with poppy synth melodies, slow, winding vocals by Lanza herself and a grooving half-step beat to go with it. Hyperdub doing things in fine style, as per usual.
Review: Keeping the UK vibes strong this December period is Burial's "Chemz", an epic 12-minute number taking in huge inspirations from R&B and two-step while remaining strong in a post-rave and dubstep aesthetic. With honeysuckle lyrics setting the tone of a love song, detuning and warping techniques play a key part in the track's originality while skimming the surface of Burial's muffled noise floors, foggy atmospheres and deep crackle and pop. Both euphoric, hopeful and melancholic it sees Burial deliver another futuristic number of newskool R&B that meets rave, jungle and dub.
Review: After her debut LP on Hyperdub a few years ago, the lovely Jessy Lanza returns to the London stable with a new EP, a one-tracker that seems to be tailor-made of for the imprint. "It Means I Love You" follows a sped-up juke beat pattern, and Lanza's vocals are twisted, chopped-up and peppered all over it. It's a sci-fi footwork anthem for 2016, and beyond!
Review: It always feels few and far between a solo Kode9 release if we take into account the last drop under his name - and his name only - was the Xingfu Lu / Kan 12" before his 2015 long player, Nothing. Some collaborative LPs, remixes EPs and other left of field projects later, Kode9 opens Hyperdub's account for 2021 with a synth focused and sample heavy run through two juke joints of footwork inspirations of the Hyperdub bosses current sound and direction. Fresh off appearing in Lawrence Lek's most recent album as a ruthless label boss, Kode9 proves he's the goods for real with "The Jackpot" - harder and more ghoulish rave trip here, with "Rona City Blues" cut up by a fluctuating tremolo effect on its synth that's laced out by a sweet sequence of undeniable footwork drums.
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