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From his beginnings as a stalwart of the UK dubstep scene in the early 2000s, where he co-founded cult label Skull Disco, Shackleton has carved out a name for himself as a multifaceted and pioneering producer over the past two decades; Valentina Magaletti, Al Wootton, and Susumu Mukai are the trio behind Holy Tongue, a jazz-adjacent dub-dance trio whose debut album Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare (2023) followed up a trilogy of critically acclaimed EPs. Holy Tongue and Shackleton came together after a chance meeting, where a remix request blossomed into their bright, sparkling collaborative album on label AD 93. Upon listening, it’s clear why they chose to title the album The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now (2024). In its winding rhythms and bubbling dub there is a psychedelic sense of life and experimentation and giddiness. It bursts at the seams with percussive energy and echoing delay, reverberating steel drums mix with saxophonic snarls while its cyclical dub sensibilities are offset by an exciting live nature.