The title of DJ Harrison‘s fourth Stones Throw album might be misleading to some, as ElectroSoul is an evolution of the Butcher Brown player’s dusty fusion of jazz, funk, and hip-hop, and other sounds, neither a sharp stylistic pivot nor a genre exercise. There’s no discernible Kraftwerk or Bambaataa influence — nothing is sleek and booming like Planet Patrol’s “Play at Your Own Risk” or any modern track in that lineage that could be classified as such. Due to its predominant mood and the circumstances in which it was made, ElectroSoul could be considered Harrison’s Mellow Madness. Quincy Jones recorded that 1975 album after he recovered from multiple aneurysms. Harrison experienced a health scare that wasn’t as serious, but it led to a prolonged…

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