So goes the title, and the inherent energy – the interior, burning fire – of the fiercely thrilling debut album from Glasgow’s VLURE (“vee-lour”), to be released by Music For Nations / SONY UK on 26th September. escalate is the long-awaited debut lp from the five piece - Hamish Hutcheson, Alex Pearson, Conor Goldie. Niall Goldie and Carlo Kriekaard. Co-produced by Conor and Manni Dee (Daniel Avery & HAAi) with features from Bobby Gillespie, PSweatpants and Gaïa, ‘Escalate’ is a 13 track collection that is the proudly, loudly, avowedly now sound of glasgow. The thrills and spills – its fleeting daylight and its nightlife and its afterparties – provide the pulse and heartbeat of Escalate. A nod to early rave era sampling, big trance and techno sound design, vlure continue where the klf, prodigy & leftfield left off incorporating many nods to post punk along the way. For those who missed the true glory days of the late 90’s, and for those who are merely rave-curious, vlure are a perfect gateway drug.
