‘Yes Doctor’ is the debut LP from Henry Hicks AKA Horatio Luna. The eclectic Melbourne shape-shifter solidifies his place within ‘house music’ on Yes Doctor as Dub, Jazz & Bruk bleed into one another – stretching further the thread that binds one to the other whilst mapping and exploring the space between.
From Horatio:
“I have always played music that is a fusion of styles and as ‘Horatio Luna’. I always want there to be a connection to House music. I was exploring the parallels between every style I could think of and mixing it with house. I was pushing aesthetic boundaries, things I felt I hadn’t heard before, searching for new music, ‘Not box-able music’. Yes Doctor is a coming of age record. I was pushing myself to the limit musically and challenging myself in every aspect of life”.
Henry Hicks AKA Horatio Luna is a Melbourne based improviser, composer, bassist and producer. A founding member of hip-hop/soul community “30/70 collective”, he is an active member of the Australian beatz, jazz and soul music scene.
After parting with 30/70 in 2019, Horatio featured on the Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Records compilation ‘Sunnyside Up’, released a 12” ‘Print It, Run It, Send It’, Remixed Moodyman approved Jitwams music and focused his sights on working and collaborating with the younger generation of players in Melbourne, serving as the musical director on ‘downundaground’ and joining Antiphon among many other groups.
Luna states: ‘It’s a coming of age record. I was pushing myself to the limit musically and challenging myself in every aspect of life. It’s a collection of rare grooves that tell a story, each track plays out like a different scene in a movie.‘
‘Yes Doctor’ is the debut full-length LP from Horatio Luna due out Feb 14 on LP and digital. Order your copy here.