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This story originally appeared in the Jackson Free Press. It was added to the Mississippi Free Press website in 2025.
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Some record labels are legendary for consistently great output and SKAM [U.K.] is certainly among them, especially when it comes to Leftfield/Abstract/IDM/Ambient soundscapes. Since signing Luke Williams, better known as Quinoline Yellow, in 2001, SKAM has since begun its post-pastoral renaissance. Quinoline Yellow just released its sophomore full length, “Dol-Goy Assist,” complete with clicks, bleeps and beautiful ambient transitions- a hybrid of early Autechre, Bola and Jega of sorts. Some tracks start out like something you may have heard before and meander into a truly original movement, while others start out at leftfield and come into a familiar focus; some do neither. All tracks do coalesce as a whole unit and they do so with uniqueness and style. As expected, this is highly recommended. –Alex Slawson and Herman Snell

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.