Star Slinger Punch Drunk Love

If someone was to tell me that I am the new J Dilla, I would probably make them my friend for the rest of my life. Then, in some gross, vain music ritual, I'd have them repeat it to me every day. This, surely, is what Star Slinger must feel. Why does every review refer to him as 2011's answer to J Dilla? Coming far enough away from those parts (Detroit) and nearer to post-industrial Britain, isn't that a bit weird?

Well, no. Oddly, when I first heard this, the incessantly tight sampling was grating. But now I see what this bloke with a podgy face and whole lot of records has been up to: crafting soul out of dance out of soul. Or, using soul to make soulful dance. In the early months of 2011, his name has been attracting rapid attention.

Naturally, Indie Shuffle got involved early on: you can find a review of his Volume 1 here and a review by a bloke from my old school here (where you will find that his taste, naturally, for a "bedroom" DJ/producer is broad and excellent).

I shall leave you with this blitzkrieg of a track: Punch Drunk Love. But remember there is plenty, plenty more where this came from...