Skvd Rock takes listeners on an awesome journey with this incredibly entrancing and rather rap approach to instrumental electronica. A superb rhythm section and a thick and rap-soaked bass-line lead the way, creating a sense of calm in unison with one of pace and power.

Skvd Rock has a genuinely refreshing approach when it comes to remixing tracks. The Keymakers had already crafted the original song in a manner that let his personalities and creativity really shine, but where most remixes might provoke a producer to simply overload a selection of effects and additional synths, maybe even just crank up the pace, Skvd Rock has held close to the groove and idea of the track and arranged around this a select few layers and intricacies that help give it a totally new feel.

No Thots  takes its time to kick in, laying the foundation with a vintage style spoken word recording – a somewhat historical yet fictional conversation, offering up some guidance; an outline of ideas that might keep your mind working in a particular way later on. For the most part though, what gets to you is the thick warmth of that bass-line alongside the contrasting lightness and space above it. A simple melody, an energetic groove, and a select few lyrics – this is all that’s needed in order to get things moving and to hold your interest and affection until the end.

The progression is fast, the effect of the evolving soundscape actually makes everything seem as if it’s moving faster and faster – as if you’re falling down the rabbit hole as the music grows louder and more immersive; drowning out the rest of the world. The beauty of this is that it ties in with the song’s sentiment, with wonderful artistry – the very concept of the piece is at work, these mind games; brief vocal fragments whisper the ideas to you as the experience begins, and from there on in you’re along for the ride until it’s over.

Rather than this release seeing the artist bend over backwards to create something attention grabbing and bizarre, it sees them create from a place of sheer passion and connection to the art form. For this reason, and all of the above, No Thots is an easy hit – a must for rap music fans far and wide.