Lord Tusk returns on Levels with yet another salvo of left-leaning machine funk. It’s been an exciting year for Lord Tusk since his debut on Levels - invited as part of Dean Blunt’s Redeemer tour alongside fellow nonconformist John T Gast, he was then touted as one producer to watch in 2014 (Fact Magazine). Now fresh from his split 12” on Funkineven’s Apron imprint Lord Tusk drops another EP of outsider sounds. Escape From Babylon sets off the EP off with an old school electro swagger, before launching into the 4:4 industrial march of Bowl Right on Tru. Meanwhile on the flip, Sharkey’s Night / Sharkey’s Day finds our hero Tusk at his most dubby and hypnotic yet. Mastered for pure sound system power by Matt Colton at Alchemy studios and receiving support from DJs in the know - Benji B, Tama Sumo, Jon Rust, NTS DJs.
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LORD TUSK makes his vinyl debut with “The Natural Partnership EP” the first in a series of releases on the newly minted LEVELS imprint. A veteran of London’s underground as a selector, Lord Tusk’s influences run deep: electro, hip-hop, old jack swing, film scores, p-funk, roots & culture and dub. A devotee of sound system culture and martial arts, both are reflected in his approach to music making which is free of restrictions. There are no specific tempos, genre limitations or fixed methods he works by. With Lord Tusk it is all about sensation, emotion, stimulation and inspiration from the sounds, instruments and effects. These are raw sounds for the big speakers, with early support from Benji B (Radio One), Lakuti and Tama Sumo (Panorama Bar). More