Album Review: Hudson Mohawke - Lantern

Lantern finally follows up Mohawke’s debut six years on.

Clouds of thin digital laptop noise are assembled into a distinctive fusion of dance music styles that absorbs hip hop, London bass, trap and broken beats but presented with a fearless experimental attitude. The blinding intensity of Scud Books and Brand New World push and pull the endless repetition of techno towards new horizons. The mellow moods of tracks like Lil Djembe wash over like Nintendo lullabies. Surprising contributions from guest vocalists Antony, Miguel and Jhene Aiko spin soulful performances into futuristic contexts. A huge but exciting step forward.