After his telling contribution to the recent JPLS long player Twilite, the magnificently named Skoozbot get his very own release on Plus8. The original version of Next To Monchhichi is an exercise in raw, stripped down tech-funk. Penned in by a raucous kick / snare pattern reminiscent of Phuture’s ‘We are Phuture’. The reverberating bassline is all over you in seconds, with subtle variations that lock straight into the groove. The main percussive lead then gate-crashes the proceedings and heads straight for the bar, serving up a potent cocktail together with the distorted, shuffling hihat pattern that gives the track some real bite. Sure enough, the electric interplay between these carefully nurtured sounds will have you dancing over hot coals as Skoozbot takes the party on to the next level.