{"product_id":"rap-navigator","title":"RAP – Navigator","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Jolly Discs – JD015\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP\u003cbr\u003eCountry: UK\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Pop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Experimental, Bass Music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlum, unintentionally surreal sideways pop - flagship Jolly Disc duo RAP (Guy Gormley and Thomas Bush) pull a rabbit out of a hat with 3rd album Navigator.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMasterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s always been tricky to put a finger on exactly what the music of RAP sounds like, other than itself.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAt its core are the rhythms and studio techniques that are extrapolated from UK sound-system culture.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSteppers, grime, hammering techno and dub form the building blocks for their own strain of stoned pop rituals.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut also that particularly British sense of weltschmerz and the subtle, inevitable malaise of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNavigator takes stock of the unavoidable influence of American music, opening up a new dimension to their sound where melodies and basslines lay the foundations for what now are undisputedly songs.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTypically aloof and just out of reach, the duo are unassertive - playing up to what on the surface seems somewhat mundane.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlthough listen closer, the imaginative arrangements are layered heavy with unexpected details.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBush and Gormley’s vocals offset each other well, Bush’s distinctive druid-bard falsetto always enhances Gormley’s more functional detached delivery.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSynths hover, guitar notes are left to linger and each track is steeped in its own sense of unease, yet the gentle dread is offset with uncontrollably infectious hooks and double decker Memphis basslines straight out of Lil Noid’s playbook.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA strange and rewarding experience caught between triumphs of the past and foreboding of tomorrow’s apocalypse.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBest of the year!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(Mint \/ New - with free DL - shops pls ask for wholesale)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Butterfly 04:33\u003cbr\u003e2. Counterstrike 02:41\u003cbr\u003e3. Smoke 02:59\u003cbr\u003e4. Bishopsgate (Interlude) 00:53\u003cbr\u003e5. Wannabe 04:26\u003cbr\u003e6. Prodigal Son 02:58\u003cbr\u003e7. 24 Hrs 04:14\u003cbr\u003e8. Ranger 04:15\u003cbr\u003e9. Barley Wine 03:46\u003cbr\u003e10. Autopia 02:55\u003cbr\u003e11. Reagan Memorial Tollway (Interlude) 01:14\u003cbr\u003e12.100 Pounds 03:51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cwidgetic id=\"6ab665feecb2a1a50e8b4567\" resize=\"fill-width\" width=\"500\" height=\"351\" autoscale=\"on\" adaptive=\"414\"\u003e\u003c\/widgetic\u003e\u003cscript async src=\"https:\/\/widgetic.com\/sdk\/sdk.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58093181010302,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_7704_1a43c5d6-4351-42b1-b30e-ed556b6fd87a.jpg?v=1790337859","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/rap-navigator","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}