‘Hardcourage’ steps on from the broken UK garage rhythms that typify much of FaltyDL’s earlier work and into the sort of soulful, pleasurable house grooves occupied by the likes of Four Tet and Jamie xx.
This is a sure-footed, big-hearted record; one that twirls and spins and delights in itself.
Hardcourage is an exceedingly worthwhile release from a producer that’s constantly pushing himself toward new things.
Lustman’s songs portray a spectrum of nuance. So, if you’re a discerning fan of electronic music, you don’t want to skip this album.
There’s a lot going on here. Yet Hardcourage hardly ever gets in its own way like so many like-minded records do.
A record for bedroom chilling that has more than enough clout to slot into dance floor sets, it’s a refreshingly vital take on the heavily worked over source material.