Sugar Man From Midniter Takes Generation X Ray Specs To Modern Day Consumerism

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Sugar Man From Midniter Takes Generation X Ray Specs To Modern Day Consumerism

20/2/2026

Midniter
Sugar Man
Charlotte

Turning back the book of influence to the days of silver boots and back-combed black hair, the new Midniter number dons a retro feel. About the nature of consumerism and addiction, Sugar Man explores the dark side of getting what you want, whenever you want. Nic Pugh’s art moniker Midniter is a fresh take on the modern art world, finding ingredients from sounds that he’s enjoyed over the years, immersing them in his own creative philosophy, then extracting the combination, there are now three mind-bending productions to his name. This time, we may hear elements of Mark Bolan and T. Rex as we get sucked in to the realm of actualised desire.

Heavy, powerful drumming pokes a huge hole in the intro and lets the feelings out. A sleek and steady pulse rummages in the low end with fuzzy, blissful distortion while a sultry vocal performance completes the picture. The lyrics begin to double up, harmonising with himself, Midniter takes us from poetic descriptions to funky expressiveness. The piece has so many dimensions, it’s got a steady beat yet the progression shifts from melody to melody with lots of emotional pivoting to help us adventure on. It’s morish, just like sugar, or is that social media, prejudice enforcing headlines, or just an exaggerated sense of power when going about your day?

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