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Review: A fascinating new long-player from Justin Robertson under his new Five Green Moons alias, marking another new stylistic turn for the Mancunian DJ and producer, whose main remit is house music to most. Moon 1, by contrast, is not "Justin at the house controls", but rather him delving into "his roots, digging around through the likes of P.I.L, Gang Of Four, On-U-Sound, Current 93, Coil, Sabres Of Paradise and all manner of post punk echoes", a "haunted ballroom of memories", in the artist's own words. Our glossing of Moon 1 is that this is probably the best post-punk come dubstep crossover record you'll hear in 2024, though it does also cross over into wonky beats and monologuing ambi-trance on occasion too. The record moves increasingly mauve-psychedelic as it progresses, with 'Everything's A Song In A Sound World' paring back its off-the-top vocal slogans for a purer exercise in rattling psyche-dub and 'I See All And I See Nothing' admitting to the contradiction of humility and quixotism in the same fret-slid breath.

Review: Justin Robertson is a musical maverick who can really do it all and Moon 1, released under his Five Green Moons alias, marks another new artistic direction for the Mancunian legend. Unlike his usual house-focused work, Moon 1 explores his roots while drawing inspiration from P.I.L., Gang Of Four, On-U-Sound, Coil and more to create a 'haunted ballroom of memories." This album blends post-punk with dubstep, wonky beats, and monologuing ambi-trance and as it unfolds, the record becomes increasingly mauve-psychedelic with tracks like 'Everything's A Song In A Sound World' and 'I See All And I See Nothing' pushing boundaries with rattling psyche-dub and introspective lyrics.