Projections

"Fairhurst's productions are sounding smoother and more sophisticated than ever. His mellow guitar licks and featherlight grooves follow meandering paths, their builds and cushioned impacts outlining quiet dramas of tension and release. But there seems to be a disconnect between the tone and the message. "Work Song" invokes a musical style born out of the grueling physical labour of slavery; Fairhurst's synth chords and languid breakbeat feel placid and carefree ... Without its academic trappings, Projections starts to grate, with its middle-of-the-road niceness and mood of tepid celebration. With them, it's borderline offensive".

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"It's an album full of warmth: Rainbow pairs a snatch of smoky, soulful vocal with the groove of old garage house; Roots mixes an ecstatic piano hook with African drum loops and a sample of Malcolm X. Romare's skill and his affection for his sources mean Projections' component parts all hang together beautifully, but this is more than just an act of curation: it works for the dancefloor, often hitting on grooves that are as timeless as they are difficult to resist. Reminiscent of the early-00s output of Saint Germain, Caribou's side project Daphni, or even early Basement Jaxx, Perceptions might not feel entirely original, but it is thoroughly winning".

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