Michael J. Blood & Sockethead - Eating Late

Yeah the pace with this lot is relentless and the vibes are loose as fuck, this time finding Michael JBlood & Sockethead in duo mode, feeding screwed street soul and emotional jams into the blunted,early-hours.This is actually their debut merger, following trio actions with Rat Heart on a couple of ace ‘True’volumes in recent years. On ‘Eating Late’ MJB pulls Sockethead away from his wildest inclinationsand into a deliriously stoned dimension, where gloopy synths and restless subs tumble in and outof time, ample levels of smudged, nostalgic romance included.Plotted for slow-release thru the night, the album starts with bleary-eyed immersion therapy‘aaa(a)’ on a sort a tip between classic Move D/Reagenz and some Frictional slow jam, beforenimbly proceeding into R&G sampler ‘Try to Keep’ and the delicately jazzy deep house ‘Blown Out’.The tart darkwave of ‘Breathe Properly’ and Sockethead’s peal on ‘Heat Of U’ are perhaps bestenjoyed like Wambsgans eating a songbird, napkin over the noggin, while echoes of Gescom’sfractal Disengage flex on ‘Recto-Verso’ and ‘Swamptrix’ give up one of the most satisfying sessionsin either artist’s run over the last few years