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Pleasure Principle
Electronic · 2011 · 5 tracks · 18m

Pleasure Principle

Hudson Mohawke

High-definition future soul meeting neon-soaked maximalism. A short, explosive burst of off-kilter rhythms and shimmering synth brass fanfares.

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It's like an R&B party happening inside a high-definition video game engine.

A high-energy, neon-soaked celebration of digital soul and rhythmic instability.

Pleasure Principle · vs · Hudson Mohawke
Love Romantic+2.5σ

The writing leans far further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 18m
01
Pleasure
4:39
02
Freek
3:42
03
Turn Me Off
2:58
04
Somebody
3:10
05
Party Animal
4:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the synth brass fanfares explode over the stuttering kick drums on the opening track
A sudden shift into a lush, slow-motion R&B breakdown that feels like falling through clouds
The moment a vocal sample is chopped so finely it becomes a melodic lead instrument
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