{"id":2671,"date":"2023-12-06T17:05:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:40:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:40:26","slug":"kid-acne-hauntology-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2671","title":{"rendered":"kid acne – hauntology codes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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a few weeks ago for some reason i started relistening to a lot of my lex records<\/span> collection from the time when the label teamed up with the anticon colletive<\/strong>, this meant i dug out all my subtle, prince po, dangerdoom, dj signify, <\/strong>and yes, kid acne <\/strong>albums.
so, when i found out that kid acne <\/strong>was about to release a new album, the timing could not have been more perfect.
hauntology code<\/em>s is the second full length album that kid acne <\/strong>has made with beats and sounds provided by chicago based producer, spectacular diagnostics, <\/strong>with the first being ‘null & void’ <\/em>from a couple of years back.
personally, i think they make a brilliant double act.
since their last album, spectacular diagnostics <\/strong>has been very busy.
he released an amazing psychedelic instrumental hip hop album (yeah, let’s use the phrase ‘trip hop’), ancient methods <\/em>that became one of my most listened to albums of 2021, and then earlier this year, he put together a full on boom bap, samples heavy hip hop album, raw lessons<\/em> (both released via the rucksack records<\/a> label), featuring all manner of guests, including kid acne<\/strong> of course who features on a track alongside sonnyjim<\/strong> from wasted white girl<\/strong>, who also just happens to appear on the final track on this album, ‘east coast stomp<\/em>‘.
for each of these releases, spectacular diagnostics<\/strong> has brought in specific sounds, samples, and beats that hit the necessary requirements.
for this album, he has crafted beats+samples that both make the head nod in a classic boom bap style, but with an extra layer of spooked out weirdness, no doubt to match the albums title.
so, while kid acne<\/strong> is telling his tales of his trials and tribulations, bbc, chips and the battered bits, in his trademarked south yorkshire accent, the music matches the needs perfectly.
whether that’s using a sample from vic & bobs ‘big night out’ that actually sounds like it has been sourced from a devil worshipping scene in a 70s hammer horror film, ‘eranu uvavu<\/em>‘, or, the theremin excess of ‘quicksand<\/em>‘, things are always going on in the detail – lifted film vocals, and extras from soundtracks are used several times adding to the overall atmospheric grooves.

end result : one of my favourite albums of the year.

more detail<\/span> : kid acne<\/a> – – spectacular diagnostics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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