Formerly known as mash-up king McSleazy, sampling is just about the only style of electronic music not covered on this Glasgow DJ’s fourth album.
Largely instrumental, vocals come from former GamesMaster host Dominik Diamond, who narrates the life-affirming ‘Breathe’, while The Vaselines’ Eugene Kelly backed by Robson’s gently shifting beats is a million miles from the scuzzy lo-fi adored by Kurt Cobain.
The centrepiece is perhaps ‘Kill The Night’, artist Bob Carey-Grieve and Shiggi Pakter’s poetic and engrossing guide to solar surfing which may well lull the listener to slumber – perhaps after a heavy night’s clubbing.
‘Lit By The Dark is out now. This article originally appeared in the Sunderland Echo.