time for a little neck bulging, slimy skin hip-slinking summer fun as a true craftsman steps from the studio shadows: jay shepheard, who�s back with a track that�s so infectious if you licked its back you�d trip for weeks. prepare yourselves for �bullfrogging�: wry funk, warmth and humanised technoid soul. taking a vocal texture then processing, harmonising and splicing the spawn out of it, jay�s precision balance of electronic hustle and anthromorphised action has all the hallmarks for a summer anthem. �early doors� follows suit and there�s a massive clue in the title� soft-focused, warm, rolling and laced with textured chimes, it�s definitely tailored for those key transitions between warm-up and second gear. deep, trippy but coded with a hookiness that grabs rather than soothes, once again it�s classic shepheard but with a revitalised 2017 twist. hey, he didn�t lock himself away in the studio for twelve months for nothing, right? neither did jay�s long-time friend and neighbour mark henning, a man who hasn�t taken on a remix since the early 2010s. his return to the remix game is as poignant and powerful as jay�s return to releases as he removes around 70 percent of the frog and maximises the bullishness of the elements, creating a relentless tribal slammer of a version that still retains the warmth and soul of jay�s original. two returns to action, three killer tracks, one label you can always count on as your friend and no frogs harmed during the whole process. we�re pulling out some serious stops here.