Slugabed - Ultra Heat Treated

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5...according to our Brian on Thu 04 Feb, 2010.

Slugabed is one of the new breed o' wonky/grime producers on the block and Planet Mu, seemingly my label du jour for this February week, are hosting his latest set of dancefloor breakers. 'Ultra Heat Treated' is a 6 tracker that ranges in style from the stumbling; tough-ass, bassbin worrying title track; to take in fizzing, rippling & gurgling party grime courtesy of 'Skyfire'; the "broken arcade" wonky of 'Pressure'; The slo-stepping wankered hard-hop of 'Quantum Leap' - all deep dirty, hyperactive synths firing off everywhere (my favourite track by far) Then 'Goulash' sways along like a stomping mechanical giant smashing your town to bits in its quest for a decent party & a strong spliff; whilst 'Titans' continues the rigid 8-bit speaker-busting quest to the bitter end. A solid EP with no discernible weak links, this is hard party music with a zest for life. 12" innit

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* Slugabed is Greg Feldwick, a hotly tipped producer from Bath, now living in Brighton, who makes an unusual and thoroughly enjoyable sound.

* He’s happily won fans from all over the electronic spectrum, with labels demanding tracks for release without him really trying.

* Ultra Heat Treated is his six track debut for Planet Mu and shows off his catchy hip-hop influenced sound.

* Slugabed’s music is a thick low-end molasses of sound. He’s like a sonic dredger, dragging a wide spectrum of influences into his grimy productions, from hip-hop to dubstep and grime, and using them amongst his sloppy low-end punchy drums and thick raspy bass, punctuating the murk with fractured flashes of melody and sounds that shoot like lasers. The incredible thing is that within this thick fractured stew, he manages to hold onto some rather sweet melodies.

* The first track 'Ultra Heat Treated' sets the scene with its super sloppy drums and stoned dubstepish melody broken up with fast neon arpeggios. The whole set contrasts in melody and technique: 'Quantum Leap' with it's out of focus chords and rather beautiful melody acts as a great centre point and the EP finishes with the heraldic ‘Titans’, the drums punching hard over a heraldic melody.

* TRACKLIST: A: ULTRA HEAT TREATED, SKYFIRE, PRESSURE B QUANTUM LEAP, GOULASH, TITANS

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