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Weekly mp3 #55: Hudson Mohawke - Polkadot Blues

Another bit of wheat separated from the chaff on XLR8R's website.

Glitchy, helium party beats. Pitched-up synth stabs. Cheery melodies played on vocal samples like they did in the 80s, or would have had "they" been really drunk and/or 4-year olds. Or both. The track manages to keep from keeling over thanks to the instant-summer chords and bassline.

This seemed to fit with last week's contribution - a fairly similar mix of hip-hop and otherwise influences and that vein of syncopation that suggests the creators like feeling a bit sea-sick. Also, Hudson Mohawke is another young producer I kind of resisted checking out properly because there was so much hype surrounding him. He's from Scotland. Saw him play at a great party in Auckland last year (thanks Dave ) and he pulled out a bunch of 80s soul amid the fairly noisy, chaotic electronic sounds. Makes a lot of sense of the mood of the above mp3 I reckon - formally quite nuts, but mood-wise pretty cheerful and approachable.

Labels: music, weekly mp3

Posted at 6:00 PM