It appears that the likes of Ledisi and Keri Hilson might have a new name on their respective speed-dials very soon. Hudson Mohawke has delivered his debut album ‘Butter’, which with its glossy, hyper-real pop production may sound as if it was cooked up in palm fringed LA and not Glasgow and is therefore as influenced by 90’s UK dance music as he is by golden era hip-hop.

Megawatt R’n’B stars won’t be the only ones to take note of Butter, as the ever-growing global network of bass-craving music fans have been clamouring for new material since his lauded Polyfolk Dance EP earlier this year. On that record, HudMo’s hyper melodic drum-and-synth sidewinders only hinted at the panoramic pop magic that was to come and with it he found himself name checked by the likes of Rihanna, Goldie, Sa Ra, Busy P, Flying Lotus, Mars Volta & Crookers.

Making his 1st mix tapes at 10, beats on a Playstation at 12 and U.K. DMC finalist at 14, this precocious 23 year old has wasted no time in translating those skills into proper productions which might just see him becoming the first Glaswegian to command the airwaves currently reserved for Drake, Jeremih and Jordin Sparks.

By enlisting a select crew of vocalists for the Butter sessions, Hudson Mohawke has painted his own version of twenty-first century smash hits. From D.C. comes Olivier Daysoul who’s turbocharged soul delivery perfectly compliments HudMo’s neon production on “I Just Decided” and “Joy Fantastic”. Stones Throw’s disco-pimp Dam-Funk adds his futuristic come-ons to “Tell Me What You Want From Me” while Glasgow’s buzzed-about Nadsroic adds her haunted brothel flow to “Allhot”.

Lest one think Butter revolves exclusively around this impressive vocal spread, Hudson Mohawke also flexes his twisted pop genius for the beat-heads. As the drunken drum barrage “Gluetooth” paves the way for the feel good swagger of “Trykk” it becomes readily apparent that the artist at work here is no one-trick pony. The anthemic bombast of “FUSE” is almost too big for speakers and packs more “emo” in it’s three minutes than most rock bands do in entire albums. As somewhat of a breather for your constantly swinging next, the introspective, lilting digital torch-song “Star Crackout” begins to unfold Hudson Mohawke’s range as a producer even further.