II: Transport Films
Following on from the release of Surge, EP #1 in a four-part series of material recorded during the summer of 2010, comes Transport Films. This was by far the most difficult set of pieces to cohere, as the tone is considerably darker than the rest of the recordings, some of the songs contain only bare elements from the initial tracks and a lot of re-recording was necessary (but invigorating) - best to think of this EP as the dark middle act before the upbeat finale, which I suppose will make EP #4 the extraneous fourth act (although that is manifestly not the case). I can promise that EP #3 will be a poptastic thing, in fact it will be stupid-fresh in many respects.
01 Retreat Ahead
The title comes from Roland Barthes, the quote is: "There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present-day society: to retreat ahead of it." Until about two years ago I don’t think I even once articulated a single sensible thing in my life, and it’s not like I have a high strike rate now either. I’m inclined to feel quite alienated by any nostalgia for shit things, particularly the 1990s, but that’s only because I regret pretty much all of my behaviour during that decade, but I don’t regret any of the people, not even the ones who I would have considered transgressors, and any good times I had only happened because of the close friends I was lucky enough to have. I was thinking a lot of about an old friend and former teacher when it came to putting this together, someone who used to refer a lot to Barthes’ Image Music Text. He is no longer with us now but I think he would have been amused by the purloining of a Barthes quote and its application to the queasy tension described by the music. The words are for him. There are two versions of this track, the first one was too bouncy.
Following on from the release of Surge, EP #1 in a four-part series of material recorded during the summer of 2010, comes Transport Films. This was by far the most difficult set of pieces to cohere, as the tone is considerably darker than the rest of the recordings, some of the songs contain only bare elements from the initial tracks and a lot of re-recording was necessary (but invigorating) - best to think of this EP as the dark middle act before the upbeat finale, which I suppose will make EP #4 the extraneous fourth act (although that is manifestly not the case). I can promise that EP #3 will be a poptastic thing, in fact it will be stupid-fresh in many respects.
01 Retreat Ahead
The title comes from Roland Barthes, the quote is: "There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present-day society: to retreat ahead of it." Until about two years ago I don’t think I even once articulated a single sensible thing in my life, and it’s not like I have a high strike rate now either. I’m inclined to feel quite alienated by any nostalgia for shit things, particularly the 1990s, but that’s only because I regret pretty much all of my behaviour during that decade, but I don’t regret any of the people, not even the ones who I would have considered transgressors, and any good times I had only happened because of the close friends I was lucky enough to have. I was thinking a lot of about an old friend and former teacher when it came to putting this together, someone who used to refer a lot to Barthes’ Image Music Text. He is no longer with us now but I think he would have been amused by the purloining of a Barthes quote and its application to the queasy tension described by the music. The words are for him. There are two versions of this track, the first one was too bouncy.
02 Halogen Sun
Morning time. Originally the first part of my currently abandoned Springworm Suite, this was initially recorded using acoustic instruments but never finished. I’m hoping to revisit other parts of the project in the future, hopefully in a live scenario .
Morning time. Originally the first part of my currently abandoned Springworm Suite, this was initially recorded using acoustic instruments but never finished. I’m hoping to revisit other parts of the project in the future, hopefully in a live scenario .
03 Ingolsby
The Family Taboo debut of the Korg Monotron. A simultaneously turbulent and joyful piece, it reflects the mood of this set of songs and points the way to the tone of the next release.
The Family Taboo debut of the Korg Monotron. A simultaneously turbulent and joyful piece, it reflects the mood of this set of songs and points the way to the tone of the next release.
04 Antechamber
A companion of sorts to Retreat Ahead, it might work best if you have to drive somewhere at night in a frantic effort to reach/escape someone.
A companion of sorts to Retreat Ahead, it might work best if you have to drive somewhere at night in a frantic effort to reach/escape someone.
05 Run With The Hare, Hunt With The Hounds
One of the sporadic instances of a FT number that you can dance to, this is meant as escapism and enjoyment, ripe actually for a 12” remix.
One of the sporadic instances of a FT number that you can dance to, this is meant as escapism and enjoyment, ripe actually for a 12” remix.
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