STACK #211 May 2022

MUSIC FEATURE

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L - R: Jack Summers AKA sos of Melbourne punk act CLAMM, with Harvey Sutherland.

Meshing the squidgiest of funk with deliciously juice-choked beats which your booty will be powerless to refuse, Harvey Sutherland’s debut album Boy sees the distinguished synth-head serve a collection of belters recorded between London, LA and Melbourne.We asked him to let us in on the five tracks which most influenced this LP’s dynamic grooves. HARVEY SUTHERLAND FEATURE

Boy by Harvey Sutherland is out now, including on JB-exclusive transparent vinyl, via Clarity Recordings.

Yusuf Cat Stevens Was Dog a Doughnut? A Balearic classic. A complete and utter left-turn on the mid-career (emphasis on ‘mid‘) Yusuf album Izitso , that strangely endures, through discovery and re-discovery by DJs of all stripes. A good reminder that

jams but with a real pop sensibility. Hey Man is a great primer: scuzzy groove with moments of Randy Newman-esque levity. Kirkis contains multitudes. It got me thinking a lot about songwriting, structure and lack thereof.

Broadcast Pendulum I remember playing a demo of [ Boy opening track] Jouissance to my friend Kane, who said it reminded him a bit of Broadcast – which was a stretch, I can assure you – but it sent me on a wormhole, I‘d never spent a lot of time with their records. I loved the production, that it was all a bit cacophonous but still really driving, electronic. More noise please. The Wailers Guided Missile Anyone that‘s followed me knows what a dub fanatic I am – especially stuff that crosses the roots / digi divide. This is a perfect slice of mid- ‘70s Family Man Barrett wonkiness, lovingly reissued by the good folks at Dub Store Japan. Another good funk cornerstone, and a reminder that you don‘t need much – a tinky little drum machine and a couple of synth plonks should be enough to get you going on the right path.

anything can be a hit one day, so just do you and make what‘s in your head. Can Don‘t Say No / Moonshake All-time groove, whichever speed you choose – I know Shags prefers the German TV version – this is essential

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first-principles funk and something I had on a lot when I started thinking about this record. Do what you feel what you need to do. Kirkis Hey Man I got really obsessed with this album Vide that Matthew Kirkis made a few years ago, a bunch of stiff, angular, post-punk

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