Name: Squire's Skull
Brand: Tuff Sherm

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

nrml020

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-05-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Rubadub

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

1 / 12" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Tuff Sherm

Genre GB

Techno / Electro

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Tuff Sherm (also known for his work as Dro Carey) is one of the mainstays of the techno section here at Piccadilly, with releases on The Trilogy Tapes, Berceuse Heroique and Opal Tapes. Hiss style, often arresting, challenges what's usually expected from the techno genre; coating his tough, jarring rhythms with sugary sweet pads or infectious vocal hooks. This EP for Normals Welcome handily showcases the various faces of Tuff Sherm; starting with the relaxed, string-led "Fondren &amp; Denison" - wrapping his textured rhythms around a string stab pattern which UR would be proud of, thickening out the mix with rich piano chords and rib-tickling kick drums. "Method Man" rolls out gated slab bass across a sloppy house groove; making for a functional body mover that should keep the daytime buzz going steady. Flip and Sherm's twangy, discordant acid converges on the disc, sharp melodic shards cutting through the fug on "Squire's Skull". Finally, "Waldron Mug" deploys some fresh sounding tribal techno, complete with growling leads, mangled robo-vox and metallic, industrious washes. All in all a futureproof and highly enjoyable trip from our man Tuff Sherm.

Squire's Skull

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