Forthcoming on Night Slugs

A few previews have appeared in the last few days of forthcoming releases from the resurgent Night Slugs label. Although we haven't heard from the label for a while, these previews indicate that they are back with a fucking vengeance. First, Jam City is set to release his debut LP, Classical Curves, on May 28th. Today we have some previews from the forthcoming record, which showcase the producer's extreme talent in creating futuristic, genre-defying dancefloor destroyers. First is 'Her', a kind of vogue meets industrial pounder, only offset by funked-out, high-saturation organ. Also leaked is 'How We Relate To The Body', complete with massive, screaming synths, Jam City's typically stuttered kick patterns and, every now and then, the euphoric injection of a few piano chords. Also available is the lead single, 'The Courts', which we have previewed previously and comes together with a fantastic video. The story goes that Jam City was employed to develop his invention of chrome 'body extensions' (which he can be seen to be wearing) by a famous fashion house. It turned out that the project was overlooked by a Big Brother-esque aero-space company and was shut down before completion. I think it makes perfect sense that this music was created in this environment - it retains all the elements of the highly postmodern, robotic and technologic world that we may inherit. Last year, Girl Unit killed us here at Diffusion (as it did everyone else) with 'Wut'. On May 7, he returns with the 'Club Rez' EP. We start things off with 'Club Rez', which maintains ideas that made 'Wut' so effective: rib-cage shaking subs, peak-inducing, dirty as hell synths and big fat drops all over the place. Only this time, a mellow, stargazing acid line swirls over the top, adding to what is essentially the perfect banger a kind of understated and subdued vibe. Also appearing on the Club Rez EP will be 'Cake Boss', a metallic monster, 808 laden, brutally repetitive, and only ever subtley tweaked. Night Slugs has been pushing a highly idiosyncratic aesthetic since its inception, and these releases should not only exemplify this aesthetic, but provide DJs worldwide with absolute fire.