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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Hugh Morris, Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes

Add to playlist: the churning darkness of Barcelona producer Nueen and the week’s best new tracks

The musician Nueen standing outside a block of apartments
Tangible unease … Nueen. Photograph: PR IMAGE

From Barcelona, Spain
Recommend if you like Space Afrika, Shackleton, Purelink
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Swerved, by Barcelona-based producer Nueen (Nacho Pezzati) is a bassy, moody, darkly ambient album that travels through R&B, drill, cloud rap and dub without any obvious changes in its grey-black weather. But this is slowly churning music, on the brink of rot. By the 10th track, Copicat, the unease is tangible; after a slow, agonising ratcheting build of fanbelt hi-hats, the album’s only drop arrives with the weight and power of a cloudburst. It’s thrilling.

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