Kraak & Smaak

Boogie Angst arrived in 2005, followed by Plastic People in 2008. Those albums place the group's interest in bass, percussion and melody in a setting broader than one dance single. The arrangements can be playful and tightly organised at the same time, with instrumental details answering one another rather than merely filling the mix.

Squeeze Me gives that approach a particularly inviting vocal form through Ben Westbeech. His singing supplies an immediate melodic centre, while the production keeps its own independent movement underneath. The record feels like a conversation between a singer and a groove that already has plenty to say.

Electric Hustle continues the album story in 2011, with later releases including Chrome Waves and Juicy Fruit. Jalapeno's own account describes a long partnership across five albums, singles and remixes before the group continued releasing through its Boogie Angst label.

The live and sound-system formats make sense as different expressions of the same musical priorities. The recorded sound has the precision to work through decks and the give-and-take to expand around players. Across the catalogue, the attraction is often in a small rhythmic answer, a bass figure arriving at the right moment or a guest voice finding a natural place inside the arrangement.