专辑简介

If you need a little history lesson, its worth recalling that Fug's first album 'Ready For Us' surfaced on the sadly defunct Nuphonic label, and was rightly acclaimed as one of the highlights of the Nuphonic catalogue, with Jockey Slut calling it Haagen Daaz for the ears while high profile fans such as LTJ Bukem, Kylie and Coldplay queued up to pronounce it a nu-soul masterpiece. From there the band launched into a series of stunning remixes including Terry Callier, Salif Keita, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera and The Sugababes, all of which transplanted their deliciously warm vibes into different musical scenarios with predictably fine results. With Procrastinate, an album that builds on the Fug foundations while moving ever onwards into pastures new the musicianship remains exquisite and the production is as seductive as ever, while Jess Williams' voice and lyrical content swoop from the ethereal to the heartbroken and back with sublime ease. Highlights include the slowburning delight that is 'Fall To Rise', the Afro-inflected 'Tickin' Clock', the souljazz swing of 'Break One' and the plaintive piano-led stylings of 'Masters At Warp', with the resulting album being a thing of rare beauty in these dark times.