Rudi Zygadlo‘s Great Western Laymen is a criminally underrated record. Its strange amalgamation of thudding kick-and-bass, spring-like synths and creepy as hell nursery rhyme lyrics is as odd as it is compulsive; as engrossing as it is difficult to categorise.
Making a brief detour onto Pictures from his regular home at Planet Mu, Zygadlo is set to release a one-off EP, Achtung, next month. ‘Variously Made Men’, the first track to materialise from the record, is more vocal-heavy than his previous output, coming across less like a dubsteppy singer-songwriter and more like a Tim Burton-esque electronic Tiger Lillies – or a 21st century Looney Tunes soundtrack. It’s fantastically strange, witty, and inventive.
Achtung is out on 14 September on 12″ and download. In the meantime, stream ‘Variously Made Men’ below.
Variously Made Men (out on vinyl, Sptember 2011) by RUDI ZYGADLO
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