One record that has really taken me by surprise is Traxman - Da Mind of Traxman, out on Planet Mu. As footwork albums go, this is a really complete, well crafted album. There are classic footwork records such as 'Calling the Freaks' and 'Going Wild' featuring Rashad and AG, but due to Traxman's House and Hip Hop influences, there are some real delights when these are combined. 'Work Me 2011' is an example of this combination. A glitchy piano smoothes out into a hiphop sounding piano sample with clarity (when the album is released this will definitely be on the blog). I recently heard 'Robot', a deconstructed 70s synth sounding record plied through the Footwork ideology, which serves to further my belief that this is a completely successful and proper Footwork album.
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