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Elmore Judd are a band from north London whose time has arrived. Their first foray into recorded sound hinted at a brave and fresh approach to making electronic music, and their new album confirms the faith put into them by the likes of Damon Albarn. |
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'Insect Funk' does indeed buzz with neat ideas and is blessed with the kind of rare unconventional flair that makes Prince so unique. They dwell in their own peculiar space somewhere between Beck, Amp Fiddler and ESG. The tunes are endowed with a lo-fi approach to production that must have been created in a bedroom where p-funk, hip-hop and leftfield rock were all resident. The soft vocals are as understated as the intricate but honest arrangements. Tracks like 'Tron Song' are in fact so well-crafted, they almost sound effortless. The album is a laid-back unfussy amble through their own weird version
of soul. Yet it is always more groovy than it is abstract. Apparently
this goes for the live shows too which are said to be both sweaty and
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Genuinely experimental electronic soul music doesn’t often get made by bands. It also shouldn’t be this good. Elmore
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