Dj Nori

Teamed up with Running Back for a vinyl release, Bubbletease Communications’ releases are defiantly infrequent, reflecting boss man Maurice Fulton’s desire to only release personal projects and those he’s somehow had a hand in. Given Fulton’s track record, this approach guarantees a high quality threshold; in truth, Bubbletease releases are rarely less than excellent. This four-tracker from Tokyo-based DJ Nori, co-produced by Fulton, is predictably impressive. There’s a touch of melancholic, acid-flecked stargazing in the shape of “Spaceg” (all heady synth melodies, fuzzy bass and 808 cowbells), some out-there, beatless space calypso (the unwieldy “We Don’t Know''), and a mighty chunk of Syclops-ish wonk-jack (''80s Drugs''). Oh, and a moody, Detroit-influenced Fulton remix of “Happy Sunday” that breaks into a space disco jam near the end.

• 1 Spaceg
• 2 Happy Sunday (Maurice Fulton mix)
• 3 We Don't Know
• 4 80's Drugs