Overture vinyl

The ever mysterious Skudge come through with the third release on their self titled imprint and prove there's still plenty of scope for moulding raw back to basics machine funk. "Overture" proves to be one of Skudge's most hypnotic efforts to date, from the simple beginnings of a two note melody and shuffling kicks, the track locks into a raw captivating dubby groove. "Overture" really hits its stride when piercing 808s and weird vocal screeches are introduced in the final third. On the flip "Mirage" is equally mind bending, relying on thumping kick drums that will shake the foundations on a good soundsystem. Out of this an ever mutating rhythmic core crafted from overdubbed vocals emerges to duke it out with metallic synth stabs and an army of cascading hi-hats. In other words, exactly the sort of track that will destroy dancefloors if introduced at the right late night moment.