Bleep

Londoner-in-LA Budgie has always felt the presence of the holy ghost in his beats, owing to his collector’s penchant for obscure gospel records. Sweet Sweet Spirit, released alongside his other LP Chuuch Preach Tabernacle, sees the producer and DJ do what he does best. Sampling preachers and messianic proselytising into beautifully evocative beats, such that you might expect frequent collaborator Kanye West to chime in at any moment. Ranging from the ascendent sermons of ‘The New Messiah’ to the straight instrumental hip-hop goodness of ‘Heavenly Spirit’ and ‘Church on Shrooms’, Budgie is adept at channeling some higher beings.