Glaswegian upstart Hudson Mohawke (aka Hud Mo, aka Ross Birchard) lands in Sydney tomorrow night, ahead of his Warp records release ‘Polyfolk Dance’ on January 19th. Hudson’s early work is rooted in the ‘Heralds Of Change’ project with co-hort Mike Slott, who now joins HudMo as part of the ‘Lucky Me’ stable – who also count fellow Scots boy Rustie amongst their number. Together, the ‘Lucky Me’ clan have given the hip hop, R&B, electronica and dubstep scenes a much-needed kick up the backside, fusing all genres together and cutting’n’splicing with a glee that would put William Burroughs to shame. Part of the joy in all of this is that it never feels like the game-changing output was intentional, or that the iconoclastic reference-points were deliberately chosen – there’s a fresh, fluid, semi-accidental feel to ‘Lucky Me’, and it’s something to be fully embraced with a death-like bear hug.

Tomorrow night at The Civic Underground in the city of Sydney (Cnr Pitt & Goulburn St), I’ll be playing an appropriately early DJ support at 10:30 in my role as ‘old enough to be HudMo’s father’. Rounding out the bill: El Gusto (Hermitude), Bec Paton, Jonny Faith and Monk Fly. $20 on the door.

Hudson Mohawke – Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Session (July 2008) | mp3

Aardvarck – ‘Water’ (Nod Navigators)
Mammal Ft Chris Brown/TPain – ‘Kiss Kiss’ (Mo Twrk)
Hudson Mo – ‘Zo0o0m’ (unreleased 2006)
Hudson Mo – ‘Open Lock’ (unreleased 2005)
HoC – ‘Work That’ (All City)
Hudson Mo – ‘Girders loop’ (unreleased 2007)
Hudson Mo – ‘Returning’ (Unreleased 2007)
Hudson Mo – ‘Dip It Low’ (unreleased 2007)
Hudson Mo – ‘Sequon loop’ (unreleased 2006)
Nas ft Keri Hilson – ‘Hero Instrumental’
MonoPoly – ‘MS20’
American Men – ‘Cool Snake’
James Pants – ‘Blowjob’
Damfunk – ‘Thank You’
Mike Slott – ‘Sumz’ (unreleased 2008)
Hudson Mo – ‘Polkadot Blues’ (Warp)
Harmonic 313 – ‘El n Kat rough mixx’
Hudson Mo – ‘Spotted’ intro
Hudson Mo – ‘Butterfat’ (unreleased 2007)
Rustie/Joker – ‘Play Doe’
Hudson Mo – ‘500 loop’
Heralds of Change – ‘Bopgunn’ (All City)
Hudson Mo – ‘YoNard’ (Warp)