– THE CHARM OFFENSIVE –

London’s (by way of Leeds) nu-jazz stalwarts Nubiyan Twist have returned with a prime slice of the sort of world-infused groove with which they’ve become synonymous.

Sugar Cane is a dynamically-imposing, rhythmically intimidating siren of a track that lulls you in with treacly-sweet melodies, only to start tossing you around on choppy, syncopated waves of Brazilian percussion.

Just when you think you’re back to safe-sailing, in comes the tidal wave (3:29) of horns, Tom Excell’s sick guitar lines and Finn Booth’s crystal-clear ride.

To call it a return to form would be to imply they’d ever left.

The track comes from the band’s recently released full-length, Jungle Run, out on Wormfood Records.

More From This Week’s Mix:
MAHALIA | “DO NOT DISTURB” (SIR SPYRO REMIX)
RICHARD HOUGHTEN | “AMIGOS”
KASSA OVERALL | “LA CASA AZUL”
HANIA RANI | “EDEN”

You can find all of the tracks reviewed above in the 45 Revolutions per Minute playlist below or click to access the 45 RPM Playlist on Spotify itself.

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– SV –