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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 fi e 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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