Ship Sket

(This article’s English version was produced with AI-assisted translation)

Josh Griffiths, aka Ship Sket, is a 26-year-old from Dorset who found the ideal setting for his visions in Manchester. "InitiatriX", his debut on Planet Mu, takes shape from an instinctive process of trial and constant recombination: not so much deconstruction as derailment, as he himself describes his approach. "Permanent Kigurumi" wraps a solitary melody in a spectral atmosphere over explosive kick drums and a vocal sample whispering "Just Like You". Looped strings emerge covered in muddy glitches, evoking a disturbing ectoplasm.

When "Mimikyu" arrives, with its martial collage of voices and percussion, the record crosses another layer of reality. Hammering drill and deformed dub, sonic dirt and expressionist flow, like a demonic creature. "Vendetta's Theme", featuring Charlie Osborne, pushes a distorted beat under ghostly vocals rapping about spiders, alchemy and isolation. The whole thing is a blend of warped pop, musique concrète and dadaism. Set against its clear creativity, the sound design is wild and not always kind to the material. "InitiatriX" intrigues as a visionary map, but tends to scatter into itself: more an introductory ritual than a fully formed statement.

12/12/2025