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Sd Laika - That's Harakiri

Review by Josh Suntharasivam

Grime has always sounded dark, aggressive and futuristic, but also distinctly human, and Sd Laika takes the human, London-bound elements of the genre and turns them into something more primal, and much less in control.»

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Originally making his debut on Visionist's Lost Codes label back in 2012 with the Unknown Vectors EP, Milwaukee-based producer Sd Laika is at the fringes of a number of producers using grime as an influence and taking it to strange new places. Entitled 'That's Harakari', the 11-track album consists of material made by the producer in 2011 and 2012, with the label seemingly coaxing him out of retirement to deliver this LP. 'That's Harakari' has a schizophrenic nature which is deeply reflective of the singular mindset behind it and also of the turbulent time its creator went through whilst making and assembling this album. Think a concoction of Autechre, UK funky and rabid tech house.
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