Jodie Abacus makes music laced with colour.
Lurid, squelching synth tones are set against his effervescent delivery, honeyed tones that positively drip out of the speaker.
New cut 'I'll Be That Friend' is a pleading, emotionally direct piece of machine funk, laced with a real sense of drama.
Glaswegian producer Rudi Zygadlo has stepped in on remix duties, and it's a spiralling, pirouetting piece of electronics.
Retaining the core vocals, the beat maker wraps wisps of synth noise around Jodie's voice, seeming to wring out each inch of emotion.
Check it out now.
