Bleep

Ascendant polymath Nabihah Iqbal aka Thowing Shade delivers her most anticipated release to date with the House Of Silk EP on British institution Ninja Tune. Part social commentary, part clinical pop future anthem, lead track ‘Hashtag IRL’ exhibits the producer’s innocent yet nihilistic utterances of today’s social media-ready vocabulary over a dry drum machine programming and twinkling synth drops – potentially not for everyone yet the heady, widescreen aroma of ‘Marble Air’ is a sure pick for any selector wishing elevate the dance floor to more astral plains. ‘Ecco Echo’ advances on this mood, with its sweeping new-age synths and lo-fi analogue chug in perfect balance, followed by the more assertive ‘Fear Of Silence’ and finally the angelic chimed motifs of ‘Underneath My Eyelids’.