Hudson Mohawke: Advanced Hairstyle

The new Hudson Mohawke is really, really good. It tickles parts of my brain that I forgot were there.  Hudson Mohawke has always made shimmering, catchy, overstuffed songs but on Satin Panthers he streamlines and compresses all of that energy into insane, driving bangers. He opens the whole thing up with "Octan" which reminds me of being about 11 years old riding up the beginning of a huge rollercoaster, looking out at the lights of the amusement park twinkling in all directions and feeling adrenaline mix with the large amounts sugar I ingested all day to blow my small mind. The rest of the EP is basically that rollercoaster. Listen to "Thunder Bay" below to see the kind off stadium pomp, insane production, hardcore rave beats, hip-hop bass, grime stutter, and menacing horns HudMo can pack into one track.

Hudson Mohawke - Thunder Bay by Hudson Mohawke

There are only 5 songs on Satin Panthers and in my opinion 4 of them are amazing and don't sound like anything else out there right now, except for the good bits of previous Hudson Mohawke albums. My absolute favorite track is "All Your Love" which takes some R&B and twists it into the overwhelming sugar rush of synths and chipmunk vocals. I can feel new synapses firing when I listen. It is SO worth a dollar or whatever to acquire.You can buy the album here.
 
Hudson Mohawke has been interacting with the mainstream Rap and R&B community in official and unofficial ways recently.  First he remixed Keri Hilson (ft. Lil' Wayne) "Turning Me On", turning down the insanity a bit to not overwhelm the vocals. It's interesting how easily he can create convincing traditional hip-hop beats--with a few signature flourishes.

Hudson Mohawke - Turn Me Off by Hudson Mohawke

Next his song "Rising 5" from his previous album Butter was actually picked up by Chris Brown for a mixtape. Grab the original, the Breezy song, and check the video below. Again it's interesting how well his overstuffed productions actually work with a vocalist... leaves me interested to see where HudMo goes next with all this talent.

Hudson Mohawke - "Rising 5" mp3

Chris Brown x Hudson Mohawke - "Your Body" mp3



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