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Wagon Christ
The Funnies
Sorry I Make You Lush (2004)

Luke Vibert is something of an anomaly in that he seems to float all over the map of electronic music. Vibert, as Wagon Christ, Plug and himself, has released albums and EPs of hip-hop, ambient and drum’n'bass; for most people that would be spreading yourself too thin, but the ADD approach seems to work for Vibert. After a decade of making music, he can still put out stuff like Sorry I Make You Lush, one of the better albums I’ve heard all year.

Wagon Christ is different from most electronic acts in that, occasionally, Vibert indulges his goofy prankster side. Hence songs like “The Funnies,” which would probably never find its place in a club; it’s just too weird. The samples he uses are great, especially the opening salvo of monkey noises and super-groovy squelchy robot bloops. Or whatever the hell those things are—your guess is as good as mine.

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