Never one to sit bone idle whilst trend after electronic trend changes quicker than David Cameron’s story, bastion of discovery herself Mary Anne Hobbs has somewhat of a reputation as a demon selector. Ever since she introduced me to those aural masters of sludge and debauchery, Raging Speedhorn on the Radio 1 Rock Show in 2000, yours truly has often hung on her every – and increasingly seductive sounding – word. Wild Angels, her new slice of future selections features tracks from the fresh crop of next hype producers from the UK and US, including beat-match extraordinaire Brackles, Brainfeeder’s creative wonder-kid Teebs and Bristol bass master Gemmy – arguably the strongest member of the much coveted Purple Trinity. Oh, and some dude called Hudson Mohawke makes an appearance too. There really is a tonne of face-meltingly deep music here.
