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Through mangled media, and with a chop \u0026amp; screw mentality, they open a portal into their very own weird world where a solemn slow dance is in sweet harmony with a smiling screwface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix years on, O$VMV$M mark the return to NoCorner for their first 12” on the label, with a six tracker entitled Weekend Saviour.\u003cbr\u003eMusically, the record traverses that noir-ish, bass-centric atmosphere of their early output with the first three cuts, before switching up into an oddball dancehall trajectory on Side B, all whilst playfully hinting at a paradoxical world where nothing can be taken too seriously and fun must be had in order to maintain some sanity.\u003cbr\u003eThe final track, ‘Codzilla Outro’ is not really an Outro as such, it feels like the start of the best film you’ve never seen – or heard. Or maybe the film was called Weekend Saviour and you’ve just watched it? 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