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It has the squelchy bounce of the early-’80s hip-hop offshoot electro, yet Mr. Parker’s searing guitar lead seems dropped in from a Santana album of the decade prior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

His debut album, Bad With Names, was released last year, showcasing his ability to edit improvised jam sessions into taut and compelling songs, full of skittering beats, squelchy synths and monstrous riffs.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

Strange and squelchy and all kinds of sick, “Mad God” comes at you with nauseating energy, its flood of dystopian images both playful and repulsive.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022

He’s keen to commission a club-friendly reworking of Salt Licorice, a squelchy, future-pop banger taken from his new solo album, Shiver, that features Swedish pop titan Robyn.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2020

I’m a drippy, squelchy mess, stumbling toward Dad and Linda, picking up tons of sand as I move.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali