'The Blueprint', the King of New York’s multiplatinum sixth studio album,
available on cobalt blue vinyl 2LP in honor of its 25th anniversary.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Ruler's Back
2. Takeover
3. Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
4. Girls, Girls, Girls
5. Jigga That Nigga
6. U Don't Know
7. Hola' Hovito
8. Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
9. Never Change
10. Song Cry
11. All I Need
12. Renegade
13. Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
14. Lyrical Exercise
15. Girls, Girls, Girls, Pt. II

'The Blueprint 3', the final chapter of the legendary Blueprint trilogy, the King of New-York’s eleventh studio album, featuring Rihanna, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Young Jeezy, Swizz Beatz, Drake, J. Cole, Kid Cudi, Pharrell Williams, Mr Hudson and Luke Steele.

TRACK LISTING

1. What We Talkin' About (feat. Luke Steele)
2. Thank You
3. D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
4. Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West)
5. Empire State Of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)
6. Real As It Gets (feat. Young Jeezy)
7. On To The Next One (feat. Swizz Beatz)
8. Off That (feat. Drake)
9. A Star Is Born (feat. J. Cole)
10. Venus Vs. Mars
11. Already Home (feat. Kid Cudi)
12. Hate (feat. Kanye West)
13. Reminder
14. So Ambitious (feat. Pharrell Williams)
15. Young Forever (feat. Mr Hudson)

June 25, 1996. A hungry, razor-sharp JAŸ-Z released his debut studio album, 'Reasonable Doubt', independently on Roc-A-Fella Records. Built on smooth jazz samples, cinematic street noir production, and unmatched lyrical dexterity, the album transformed mafioso rap into high art and established Jay-Z as one of hip-hop's greatest lyricists.

To commemorate three decades of a groundbreaking classic, Roc Nation presents the definitive 30th Anniversary Physical Editions—a must-have release for true heads, vinyl collectors, and hip-hop historians alike.

TRACK LISTING

1. Can't Knock The Hustle (feat. Mary J. Blige)
2. Politics As Usual
3. Brooklyn's Finest (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.)
4. Dead Presidents II
5. Feelin' It (feat. Mecca)
6. D'evils
7. 22 Two's
8. Can I Live
9. Ain't No N***a (feat. Foxy Brown)
10. Friend Or Foe
11. Coming Of Age (feat. Memphis Bleek)
12. Cashmere Thoughts
13. Bring It On (feat. Big Jaz & Sauce Money)
14. Regrets
15. Can I Live II (feat. Memphis Bleek)
16. Can't Knock the Hustle (Fool's Paradise Remix feat. Meli'sa Morgan)

Two cut-n-spliced gems produced by Jay Airiness for Moar's 45 Loves label - the first time a guest producer has aired (gerrit?) on the label!

Top jazzy, nu-disco edits for the deserning bar DJ, 7" collector or yer mum doin' the hoovering. Gotta catch em all! 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Two exquisite jazz funk tunes chopped and spliced for contemporary usage and released via Moar's cult collected 45Loves label which gives Eddie C's Red Motorbike label plenty of competition at the coal face of the edit.

TRACK LISTING

A. P
B. PP

Jay Dee needs no introduction. Widely regarded as one of the most important figures in hip–hop alongside Pete Rock, Kanye West, Pharell, and Dr. Dre, his influence has reached far beyond the genre. Known widely as your favourite producer’s favourite producer, and having produced and remixed for legends like Janet Jackson, Daft Punk, A Tribe Called Quest, Brand New Heavies, Busta Rhymes, Common, Erykah Badu, Guru, The Pharcyde, The Roots, De La Soul, and Royce Da 5’9"—the list is endless—there is no questioning Jay Dee’s genius. Many have tried, but none have been able to duplicate his sound. Originally released in 2001, Welcome 2 Detroit marked Jay Dee’s first solo project and the groundbreaking debut of BBE’s Beat Generation series, where producers stepped into the spotlight with complete creative freedom. A paradigm-shifting record, it was short-listed for Artistic Achievement in Music in October 2001 (the U.S. equivalent of the Mercury Prize) and instantly set the bar for everything that followed.

Now, 25 years later, Welcome 2 Detroit returns in a long-awaited repress, celebrating a quarter-century of influence and innovation. This anniversary edition brings the instrumental version of the album back into circulation after years out of print, allowing listeners to experience the full depth and complexity of Jay Dee’s production in its purest form. Stripped of vocals, the intricacy, texture, and brilliance of his work shine brighter than ever—revealing details you may have missed the first time around. Make sure you grab a piece of history.

TRACK LISTING

Disc: 1
1. Welcome 2 Detroit (Instrumental)
2. Come Get It (Instrumental)
3. Y’all Ain’t Ready (Instrumental)
4. Pause (Instrumental)
5. Think Twice (Instrumental)
6. B.B.E. (Big Booty Express) (Instrumental)
7. The Clapper (Instrumental)
8. Beej-N-Dem Pt.2 (Instrumental)

Disc: 2
1. Featuring Phat Kat (Instrumental)
2. Brazilian Groove (Instrumental)
3. Shake It Down (Instrumental)
4. It’s Like That (Instrumental)
5. Give It Up (Instrumental)
6. African Rhythms (Instrumental)
7. Rico Suave Bossa Nova
8. One (Instrumental)

Letting the half-decade of life and work since releasing 2019's 'Anak Ko' filter not only into her songs but also her process, Melina Duterte, aka Jay Som, has opened up her music to herself and her memories, writing songs that revisit the sounds of her youth with the benefit of her experience as a musician, producer, and performer. No previous Jay Som album sounds quite like 'Belong', a gripping 11-song set about self-definition and, well, belonging, that floats between supercharged power-pop hits and hazy ballads, between electronic curiosities and lighters-up anthems.

Growing up with alt-rock radio outside of San Francisco, Melina memorised the hits of early ’00s pop-punk and emo as a teen. Fittingly, that is Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins, one of those childhood heroes, offering background vocals on 'Float'; whilst Hayley Williams lends soft harmonies on the arcing 'Past Lives', and Lexi Vega, of Mini Trees, contributes to 'Cards On The Table', these three are Jay Som’s first-ever guest vocalists, representing Duterte’s push to try new things with people she trusts.

Since her last album, Melina decided to splurge on herself and her lifelong interest in recording. Purchasing a vintage Neve console, she committed herself to becoming more than her own home-recording engineer. Five years later, she now boasts a rich résumé of production and mixing credits, including on Lucy Dacus’ latest album 'Forever Is A Feeling', guest spots alongside the likes of Troye Sivan, No Rome and beabadoobee, a contribution to A24’s I Saw the TV Glow soundtrack, and a Grammy for her work on 'The Record' by boygenius, the band she subsequently joined as a touring member. Yes, Jay Som itself has been on a bit of a break, but Duterte has been busier than ever.

TRACK LISTING

1. Cards On The Table
2. Float (feat. Jim Adkins)
3. What You Need
4. Appointments
5. Drop A
6. Past Lives (feat. Hayley Williams)
7. D.H.
8. Casino Stars
9. Meander / Sprouting Wings
10. A Million Reasons Why
11. Want It All

A bold third missive from the Australian duo – Helen Franzmann (McKisko) and Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Tren Brothers) - who sound like they literally dreamed themselves into being, and perhaps might even still be in the dream! Propelling their uniquely twisted aural circus to heights of exaltation and effect, Mess Esque build out their handmade, openhearted soul into new dimensions, pushing them – and yeah, us! – into more vivid states of being.

TRACK LISTING

1. Light Showroom
2. Take Me To Your Infinite Garden
3. Liminal Space
4. That Chair
5. Crow's Ash Tree
6. Let Me Know You
7. Armour Your Amor
8. No Snow

Amsterdam-based keyboardist, producer, arranger and DJ Soul Supreme reached out to NYC drummer Jay Mumford in 2021 to lay the down groove on his re-imagining of Q-Tip and J-Dilla's "Let's Ride". That paved the way for future collaborations: a cover of A Tribe Called Quest's "Award Tour (We Gettin' Down)" and two tunes on Soul Supreme's Poetic Justice LP. But when the pair began doing brief covers of their favorite funk, jazz and hip-hop tunes on Instagram just for fun, followers of both musicians - and often, the covered artists themselves - began to take note. Two of those 20+ covers were particularly well-received, and the duo decided to answer the peoples' call for a 7" release with the songs pushed to their full potential. Similar to "Award Tour" and "Let's Ride", a hip-hop classic and a fan favorite are pushed to their full potential here. This installment goes coast to coast and explores Digable Planets' "9th Wonder" (the "East" side) and People Under the Stairs' (PUTS) "Crown Ones" (the "West" side).

The iconic synth intro of "9th Wonder" makes way for Jay's thunderous ode to a slowed down Clyde Stubblefield groove. Sure to be a favorite with DJs, Jay eventually detours into a syncopated New Orleans funk break, before getting back to the groove for Soul Supreme's funky wah wah clavinet work. Throughout, the arrangement expands beyond both that of the original and all of its DNA. The addition of cascading horns (featuring a trumpet solo by Lourens van der Zwaag) and a second, more aggressive break from Jay bring it back full circle, completing a modern update of a classic that manages to pay homage to '70s jazz-funk, breakbeats and '90s hip-hop - all while staying both modern and raw.

Diehard PUTS fans will recognize Soul Supreme's catchy Rhodes line as soon as the needle drops, but Jay's heavy funk groove quickly separates it from the original and takes it from hip-hop cover to heavy funk tune. Soul Supreme's Rhodes solo pushes it far beyond the confines of instrumental funk as the groove intensifies, while his chops as an arranger are on full display: his horn parts - featuring van der Zwaag, trombonist Olav Schloorlemmer and Job Chajes' Contra-Alto Clarinet that channels The Headhunters - counter his synth melodies in a discussion that completes the record as a heavy slice of uncut jazz-funk.

TRACK LISTING

1. 9th Wonder
2. Crown Ones

The fledgling Anorax label keeps to its’ #eatsleepcollect mantra by releasing this much loved and in-demand iconic work of beauty for the first time ever on vinyl. It’s stating the obvious to say that "Decide" is a top tier soulful house BOMB! The combination of Jay-J’s precise but haunting San Francisco production, Big Brooklyn Red’s life affirming vocals and the truly awesome remixes from the late Ethan White (R.I.P) together conjure up a masterpiece that defines the genre.

The remixes from Ethan, the co-founder and keyboard player of Tortured Soul have up till now only been available on digital release. Jay-J (Joseph John Hernandez) dug into his Shifted Music vaults to come up with the original 2009/ masters for this limited edition 7” release.

"Decide" is an affirmation who believes that true house music is a spiritual thing.

PS - Look out for a blinding, 10" reissue of the Italian Dream House epic by Don Carlos - "Alone" - also due soon on the label! 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Anorax is proving to be one hell of a reissue label for fans of deep house and disco. Two essential releases in and another in the pipeline from Don Carlos, I've bagged every one and can attest for nice, rich, clean pressings of these bona fide classics. Hope they continue the good work!

TRACK LISTING

A. Decide (Ethan White Easy Trax Mix)
B. Decide (Ethan White Lazy Boy Dub) 

For Fans Of... Jungle, SAULT, Aaron Frazer, CARRTOONS, daste., Thee Sacred Souls, Yaya Bey, Durand Jones.

Admittedly, I'm not a great salesperson when it comes to running our little label. I do my best not to give into hyperbole or build something up too intensely if someone has not heard a new artist yet. I prefer to simply present the music and let the listener decide how they feel about it. However, we live in an age when the "story" put together by publicists, labels, and managers are often the driving force of an artist's ascension into the zeitgeist. And for me, that's always felt rather artificial, even when the narrative is genuine.

But every once in a while, a project comes along that takes on a life of its own. And I can say without a doubt that the growth of Pale Jay's reach since we first started working with him has little to do with conjured narratives or clever marketing, but more to do with how the music makes the listener feel. It's that simple. In fact, Jay is so enigmatic and without a narrative that the mere absence of a story has become the story. Who is he? Where is he from? What's next?

Some questions are better left unanswered in my opinion, my friend. Including the question, "Why does this music make me feel so much?" You're better off just sitting back, disconnecting, and letting Low End Love Songs by Pale Jay wrap you up. Enjoy and spread the good word. Terry Cole (Colemine).

“Low End Love Songs”, more so than previous releases, is a diary in form of song. I knew I just had to wait for the songs to be ready to be picked, like ripe fruit from a tree. Each tune encapsulates a distinct moment in my life, with music serving as my means of processing complex and sometimes conflicting emotions. In this album, I depart from loop-based song structures towards more intricate and lush compositions. Latin influences permeate the music, adding new layers of rhythms and textures to my soul-music roots. Pale Jay

TRACK LISTING

1. The Simple Days
2. Quadris De Ouro
3. Baby
4. Branch By Branch
5. The Garden
6. Floating On A Memory
7. Spend More Time With Your Friends
8. Love Around The World
9. Easy, Lee

Together with Jay-Vee Records, Bettye has the freedom to explore new territory. Produced by Steve Jordan, LaVette! features 11 songs written by Georgia- born musician Randall Bramblett, who has been releasing solo albums since 1975. "Randall is the best writer that I have heard in the last 30 years," says Bettye. "He writes songs that are little soliloquies, they're like little stories about a moment, or a thing."

Featuring Anthony Hamilton, John Mayer, Jon Batiste, Steve Winwood, Pedrito Martinez and Ray Parker Jr.

The vinyl features an extra track, "What You Didn't Say".

TRACK LISTING

See Through Me (feat. Pedrito Martinez)
Don't Get Me Started
Lazy (And I Know It)
Sooner Or Later (feat. Anthony Hamilton, Ray Parker Jr. & Rev. Charles Hodges)
Plan B
Concrete Mind
In The Meantime (feat. John Mayer)
Mess About It (feat. Ray Parker Jr. & Jon Batiste)
Hard To Be A Human
What You Didn't Say
I'm Not Gonna Waste My Love* 
It's Alright

*Viny Only Track

Bachelor, the new project from Melina Duterte (Jay Som) and Ellen Kempner (Palehound), is not a band, it’s a friend-ship. After being mutual fans for years, they finally met when sharing the bill at a show in Sacramento in 2017. Keeping in touch over text and Instagram posts, Duterte and Kempner started recording together for fun in 2018, resulting with what would become "Sand Angel", the seductive slow-burner that convinced the pair to write an album together.

Reconvening in January 2020, the duo packed the entirety of Duterte’s recording equipment into two cars and headed to a rental house in Topanga, CA. In this space Kempner and Duterte hybridized their individual song-writing talents, producing a collection that slips between moods with ease and showcases their lyrical prowess. Arriving with almost no songs written and no solid plan, they finished the 10 songs that make up Doomin’ Sun after two short weeks. That much work in so little time may sound exhausting, but it wasn’t, it was blissful and freeing.

There was a lot of pain that went into the record, especially around themes of queerness and climate change inspired by the red skies and wildfires subsuming Australia at the time. However, when the duo did shed tears during the creative process, they weren’t tears of sadness, they were tears of laughter. When Kempner and Duterte look back on those weeks, what they remember first is shortness of breath and the inability to track vocal takes without falling to the floor howling. They couldn’t remember a time they’d ever been so delirious with creativity, so overwhelmed with joy.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: With more than a little nod to seminal grunge bands of the 90's (and beyond), Bachelor sees Jay Som and Palehound team up for a riotous mix of pop-punk, grunge and grooving noisy rock. Tracks like 'Sand Angel' and 'Anything At All' tread a more minimal, psychy groove while 'Stay In The Car' is undoubtably the most riotous, melodic slice of pop on here. Really great stuff.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Back Of My Hand
2. Sand Angel
3. Stay In The Car
4. Went Out Without You
5. Spin Out

Side B
6. Anything At All
7. Moon
8. Sick Of Spiraling
9. Aurora
10. Doomin’ Sun

"Perihelion" is Guido Spannocchi's fifth studio album. The singles "Cafezinho", "A walk in Yoyogi Park" and "Nighttime in Soho" are enjoying regular airplay on JazzFm thanks to Chirs Philips: "The singles are great, i can't wait for the full album" the tunes are equally prominent on Worldwide Fm thank to the various shows by Tina Edwards, Charles Vaughan, Jay Phelps and Alabaster dePlume.

Spannocchi has gathered an all-star group for his release featuring the talents of Jay Phelps on trumpet who is known for his work with Amy Winehouse, Reuben James, Soweto Kinch, Moses Boyd and many more, tenor saxophonist Sylvie Leys a Berklee alumni and George Garzone protegée is a fixture on the Parisian scene, Robert Mitchell who features on wurlitzer and piano is probably one of the UKs most important keyboard players and renowned for his work with Jean Toussaint, Steve Coleman, Omar Puente and most recently with his own project True Think, bassplayer Michelangelo Scandroglio is Italy's next generation Umbria Jazz price winner and current sideman of Enrico Rava, Logan Richardson, Seamous Blake as well as many of the new italian generation such as Emanuele Filippi. Tristan Banks is UKs No1 session drummer and has toured the world with the likes of Roy Ayers, Steve Winwood, Beverly Knight and Marcos Valle just to name a few.

Recorded at London's tastemaking hub the Total Refreshment Centre by "The Comet is Coming" engineer Kristian Craig Robinson, Jordan Parry and Raphael Spannocchi the release was mixed at Fondle Studios Munich and Audiomanufaktur Vienna and mastered at BlackBay Studios Scotland.

"Perihelion" is Spannocchi's most ambitious work weaving lush melodic lines with subtle interplay and generous arrangements all being first takes and no edits this album is as truthful to Jazz tradition as it is modern in sound and composition.

TRACK LISTING

1. Uphill Blues (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)
2. Key Drop (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)
3. Cafezinho (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)
4. Strutting In Six (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)
5. A Walk In Yoyogi Park (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)
6. Das Ist Die Frage (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)
7. 187 South (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)
8. Midweek 330am Club Tune (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)
9. Nighttime In Soho (feat. Jay Phelps, Sylvie Leys, Robert Mitchell, Michelangelo Scandroglio & Tristan Banks)

Prisyn features guest appearance by Emma Ruth Rundle. Evan Patterson has always been a wanderer and an explorer. It’s evident in the constant evolution of his music since his earliest days as a guitarist in left-of-center bands, but it’s best exemplified by the constant creative shifts within the fever-dream blues of Jaye Jayle. On the newest Jaye Jayle album, “Prisyn” Patterson takes his boldest leap into unknown territories, capturing immediate moments in his ever-shifting surroundings with the most basic tool at his disposal: the GarageBand app on an iPhone. Instead of his usual backing band, he paired up with Ben Chisholm (White Horse, Revelator, Chelsea Wolfe) as collaborator and producer to create an electronic album completely unlike anything else from Jaye Jayle and an ambitious step from 2018’s remarkable No Trail and Other Unholy Paths LP.

The LP began with a request from couture designer Ashley Rose, when she proposed that Evan Patterson team up with Sargent House label mates Chelsea Wolfe and Ben Chisholm to create a soundtrack for one of her upcoming fashion shows. Patterson was in the early stages of a massive eleven-week stretch of touring and used his downtime in the van to flesh out ideas on his phone. “I sent a track to Ben and he sent it back the next day with additional instrumentation, sounds, and effects,” Patterson recalls. “It was wild. He suggested we make a whole record that way.” By the end of tour, Patterson and Chisholm had an LP’s worth of songs waiting for vocal treatments. “I printed out all these poems, stories, and journal entries I’d made on my phone over the course of the year and went into the studio with my friend Warren (Christopher Gray). We’d find things that rhythmically worked, and that’s how all the lyrics and singing happened. It was all gut instinct, improvisational,” Patterson recalls.

“The vocal approach isn’t meant to be full of hooks and melody. The music is framed almost as a film score for my life. Instead of David Attenborough or William S. Burroughs as a narrator, I used this opportunity to narrate visuals from my reality,” he continues. The record's title “Prisyn” is a play on the idea of a synthetic prison, and alludes to Patterson’s desire for artistic freedom and the album’s conflicted use of addictive technologies. But in the time of the pandemic, he also views it as an example of overcoming adversity in desperate times; this is a record that could have been made under the jail-like confines of quarantine, with Patterson and Chisholm having never been in the same room at the same time. Patterson comments, “These songs have a totally different energy, and that’s the exciting thing about making art. Things have to progress. I don’t want to draw the same picture for the rest of my life. Maybe that keeps you from being a master at it, but being a master isn’t the key to art. It’s having that constant expression, the constant outlet, the constant change." 

TRACK LISTING

1. A Cold Wind
2. Don’t Blame The Rain
3. Synthetic Prison
4. The River Spree
5. Making Friends
6. Guntime
7. Blueberries
8. I Need You
9. The Last Drive
10. From Louisville

The Jay Vons have toured all through the United States and internationally, opening for such legends as Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires, Lee Fields & The Expressions; recorded all of their original tracks at Daptone Studios, Dunham Sound Studios, and Diamond Mine Studios with producers Wayne Gordon and Tommy Brenneck; and, while making a name for themselves, have been backing up Greg Cartwright as Reigning Sound.

The gentlemen who enjoy a fine slice, a fine libation, and an even finer haircut are known as The Jay Vons. The Word showcases how this rhythmic tour-de-force blends their love for ‘60s rock and soul with a deftness born from decades of obsessive record collecting and delivered by countless hours of writing and performing.

The lead single, “The Word,” is a veritable blueprint for The Jay Vons’ sound: spooky organ, undeniable groove, tasteful guitar, forlorn lyrics, all seasoned generously with handclaps and percussion. Just imagine if The Brothers of Soul (Bridges, Knight, Eaton) produced a session by The Young Rascals and you’re getting warm. “Night (Was Stealing from the Sun)” picks up the tempo with a fervor reminiscent of The Jam at their best — punchy drums and sweet harmonies transform this earnest tale of a misaligned affection into a dance-friendly feast for the soul. “Changing Seasons” finds the band dialing it back a bit, settling into a breezy, mid-tempo groove. The string arrangement and soft, pleading vocal give way to an explosive, anthemic chorus whose hook-heavy horn line enriches the melody, creating a perfect piece of mid-sixties pop. Other highlights include: the gorgeous ballad, “Never Take Me Back”; the full-throttle assault of “Keep On Moving”; and the flute-kissed hit “Did You See Her.” This album is an exercise in how to channel the past without ever being trite. This is no facsimile. This is The Jay Vons.
Although their roots stretch from New Jersey, Manhattan, and Long Island, their meeting was no accident. Mikey Post and Michael Catanese have been writing and playing music together since high school. They would later befriend Benny Trokan while living in Brooklyn, where Mikey would join Robbers on High Street. While all three were playing in various groups in New York, the guys wanted to start a new band together. They knew they needed that extra something. A man of speed, a man of action, a man that denies these times: Dave Amels. They would later find him on Lorimer Street, just taking in the views. 

Back in print for the first time in ten years on split black & white vinyl. All profits donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. #MatadorRevisionistHistory #JayReatard

TRACK LISTING

Jay Reatard – “Hang Them All”
Sonic Youth – “No Garage”

‘Race To Zero’ is the new album by musician and composer John Matthias and producer, musician and composer Jay Auborn, via the Village Green label.

The album’s starting point was a series of acoustic improvisations recorded in a variety of locations, from a 700-year-old chapel in the Devon countryside to a basement studio in Reykjavík, Iceland. In an attempt to create a fractured sense of space reflective of the digital condition, the duo found themselves working within a place that could only exist in the digital landscape. By crushing the recordings through a hundred different virtual rooms of reverb and other chaotic digital processes they collided, soared and splintered into sweeping new rhythms, melodies and drones. Pushing the computer’s processor beyond its limits threw up sonic ‘errors’ that wouldn’t be easily possible to create through standard methods. In response, these outcomes created new and unplanned inspiration for further composition. Elements of the album were then produced binaurally adding a three dimensional listening experience. The outcome is a unique landscape that blurs the line between the virtual and physical worlds.

“Cerebral yet accessible” - Uncut (8/10)

“A fascinating album that continually surprises with its neo-classical meets electronic template” - Clash