CMU Approved

Approved: NY*AK

By | Published on Monday 29 February 2016

NY*AK

The Ninja Tune offshoot that specialises in twelve-inch releases, Technicolour, hits us hard with a smasher from Newcastle-based hardware junkie NY*AK, aka Andrew Scott. But why NY*AK? Apparently the man behind the moniker banged his computer keyboard in frustration one day and hey presto, NY*AK was born.

It’s a good package, diverse and groovesome, and a little left off centre. With some shades of Atjazz, Kenny Larkin and The Modern Deep Left Quartet in there somewhere, the record covers many bases, with Scott citing Herbie Hancock, Theo Parrish, Kenny Dope and Louie Vega as influences.

The highlight is ‘Shadow’, with its addictive deep beats par excellence, sitting behind some nice breathy vocals from Misumami. But it’s title track ‘Dollar’ – which uses some tough beats to create something slightly brooding yet a little bit funky – which you can check out for yourself here:

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