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Walton 'Taiko' (Kaizen)
Manchester producer Sam Walton has been around for a minute, creating lively, percussive takes on grime and UK bass. The four tracks from his latest record ‘Taiko’, released on Madam X’s label Kaizen, are all structured around suspenseful pauses, careening back and forth with help from wispy flutes and tumbling snares. Hand drums pulse along with wobbly synthscapes on the EP’s strongest tracks, ‘Taiko’ and ‘Black Hole’. The variety of Walton’s releases show his willingness to engage with new motifs, but at times his direction seems a bit random. That being said, ‘Taiko’ has received support from Loefah, Paleman and Scratcha DVA, so he’s definitely doing something right.
7/10
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