osborne: fools

Todd Osborn returns to Spectral Sound in his Osborne guise with his first release on on the label since 2013's Hold Up featuring Joe Goddard (SPC 113EP, 2013). Fools finds Osborne in his best self, as a shapeshifter bringing together strands of various genres. The title track is a lesson in house reduction, while "Different" is a chunk of bassline-led techno. "Back Whenever" kicks off in proto-IDM electro form, all melody and light, and "Integrate" slows it down to a walking pace for a dash of synth funk.