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After three solo albums exploring the darker side of downbeat, producer Howie B paired up with Naked Funk's Jeremy Shaw for another themed excursion. Horse marks a fuller sound than Bernstein's previous releases: crisp bouncing breaks crosshatch within a framework of 303 tweaks, strings, swells, and atmospherics, at points leaning into the bounds of electronica while concurrently adding a sauntering blues twist. "They Shag Horses Don't They" takes this theme directly, borrowing from John Martyn's Solid Air and smattering it with analog to cause modal distress at 60 bpms. The same effect is achieved with "The Cobbler," a tune that builds and changes like a Fila Brazillia track before whisking you off your feet for the last dance. Horse is less bleary-eyed than previous Howie B albums--and all the better for it. --Amazon.co.uk