Bullitnuts - Nut Roast (Pork)

Kicking in the with the fantastic hypno-therapy-inspired drum & space of 'A Sponge, Two Bricks and A Spring', this debut LP from Bullitnuts has an intimate, instantly familiar feel. In fact the title 'A Sponge, Two Bricks and A Spring' perfectly sums up the brick-busting, spring-charged, brain-mashing music which results from the drum & bass-meets-big beats fusion that has inspired so many lately.

This second album from Hull-based duo Bullitnuts is full of variation. 'Rockskool' is pure funk city streets bent-cop action thriller, 'Lizard Tooth Eye' on the other hand initially fools you with its sweet atmospheres (there's even a whistle in there!) before blowing over big with what sounds like a dark 90's take on Grace Jones' 'Pull Up To The Bumper' - all phat bass and fruity percussion. The whole project is topped off by what sounds more like a live instrument-based jam, 'Hell For Leather'. Coming a year after their acclaimed debut, 1st Of The Day (the successor to their original electronica adventures on Concrete records), Nut Roast is probably Rob Ellerby and Murray Clark's most human release to date. Certainly an album (and not forgetting the luxurious cover photography) that leaves you wanting more. 8/10


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