The Circuit “Loudspeaker”
Our second On-U Debut of the year comes via another excellent retrospective round-up, this time with the added bonus of Trevor Jackson personally rifling through the archives for the deepest of deep cuts. Science Fiction Dancehall Classics clocks in at a monumental 143 minutes, running the gamut from bright funk to a pair of tracks about drilling equipment (genuinely). It features no actual dancehall, but does come stacked with early experiments and rarities from the likes of Neneh Cherry, Atmosfear and about a dozen or so Adrian Sherwood aliases – of which The Circuit is one, alongside long-time collaborator Steve Beresford.
This entirely unheard alternate take on the 30 year old “Loudspeaker” comes from a thrillingly fertile, open-ended period in UK music, capturing the spirit of the era well. Kicking off with the kind of stuttering hook a Paul’s Boutique track could be built out of a few years later, the track incorporates chintzy synth work, dub sensibilities, scratchy messthetics and proto-rap juggling and scratching. It’s clangorous, but also surprisingly carefree; a true metal dance.
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