Control vinyl

A hitherto unknown name arrives on the newest LIES White Label series in the shape of Slugbug, and what this record lacks in readily available information it makes up for in gut-punching impact. Those freaks out there that cherish the Charles Manier album or elicit delight when Beau Wanzer is at his most floor-focused will most definitely find something to enjoy across the four Slugbug cuts here. Dovetailing nicely with recent LIES tackle from Tzu Sing, the label states Slugbug channels a music spirit wedged somewhere between "new wave tinged beat tracks, off-kilter electro and psycho-house". Opening cut "Control" is a fine DJ tool exercise in beating down a dancefloor with one long nasty corroded loop and some deviant hits, and is a highlight along with the marauding jack nightmare of "Prodental Beat".