pedro

takes uk rave history (jungle breaks, garage swing, pirate radio voices) and arranges it as an album you sit with instead of something built for a dj set. the xx background brought in people who never went to clubs, and romy and oliver sim keep it close and familiar even when the sounds aren’t. the main feeling is nostalgia for a party you might not have been at, and that mood ends up shaping a lot of what came after, fred again.. most obviously. burial and four tet got to most of these ideas first, so it’s less an invention than a synthesis, but still masterful

9/10 NOW MY HEART IS HANGING BY A THREAAADDD