RK #13 2LP

Fresh from an appearance on Balearic Blah Blah, Andi Hanley sidles over to fellow Mancunian Ruf Dug’s Ruf Kutz label with some beautiful, sunkissed tones in mind to keep you gliding on the good vibes no matter how grim it may be outside. “Raffles” is a gently pattering piece that seems to hark from the Terry Riley school of repetition, albeit played through blocky synth tones and delicate refrains. “Ba Nou” is a more flamboyant 80s-flavoured cut with some excellent tom fills, slick guitar licks and powerful brass stabs. “Syn-Syn” is a melancholic, borderline noirish synth ballad, and “Kinshasa” heads for the dancefloor with its pronounced beat and canned funk sound.