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Warp

Hudson Mohawke

Butter

Warp is it turbo soul neon rb hologram rock kaleidoscope funk many records claim to defy categorisation this one means it hudson mohawke 22 year old glaswegian ross birchard has kept ahead of the curve making mixtapes age 10 putting beats together on his playstation age 12 and winning the uk dmc championships age 14 the youngest ever winner the latest step in this process is 'butter' a seamless marriage of choppy glitchy electronica and smooth shimmering soundscapes all overlaid with sumptuous vocal performances as accessible and poppy as it is chaotic and freeform this is a wonderfully inventive reworking of the roots of soul disco and funk vocals from the usa's east coast come from olivier daysoul while glasgow's buzzed about nadsroic adds her haunted brothel flow to 'allhot' this album is pure hyper melodic drumandsynth sidewinder pop fire