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December: 18 albums you need to hear this month
KiNK, Roman Flügel, Anja Schneider and more
Playgroup 'Previously Unreleased Vol 2' (Yes Wave)
Trevor Jackson’s work-rate around the turn of the millennium was, quite frankly, terrifying: as well as being an influential designer, he made loads of the era’s defining tunes, linking the saucy synth action of electroclash with hip hop, dub, post-punk, mutant disco and more uncategorisable sounds. This new compilation now brings us up to a total of 50 previously unreleased tracks from that period, and by all accounts there’s more still hidden in the archive. Even more boggling, these 20 are relentlessly brilliant: a collection of the absolute best sort of backstreet, small-club, lights-down-low sleazy experimentalism you could ever hope to hear. Make sure you cop it right this instant, without further delay. Joe Muggs
9/10
