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Skittles 'Everywhere' (Kolectiv remix) (Shack Out)
A gem of a remix from sharp tech up-and-comers Kolectiv, showing all the craft that’s made 2016 a breakthrough year for them. Skittles’ magnetic Manchester drawl is cloaked in all manner of tricks but still allowed to shine through, while a ceaselessly inventive tech lick bucks and scurries along. Each time the vocals dissolve and retreat, we’re gifted a new, subtle alteration to the snaking drum pattern – effortlessly breaking into half-time at certain points – or a new edge to the warping synth that sizzles alongside it.
8/10
