Electronic · GB · Active since 2009

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Skeletal, late-night electronics with a deadpan vocal delivery. Minimalist vignettes for solitary city walks and quiet, reflective hours.

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This music feels like a dimly lit street corner in a city you used to know. It is built on a foundation of skeletal drum machine rhythms and sparse, echoing basslines that owe as much to post-punk as they do to early dub. The sound is intentionally thin and fragile, leaving massive amounts of negative space for the listener to inhabit. It is the sonic equivalent of a black-and-white film where the shadows are more important than the light.

What truly sets this project apart is the vocal delivery. It is almost entirely devoid of traditional melody, opting instead for a conversational, deadpan spoken-word style that feels like someone whispering secrets in your ear. The production is dusty and unpolished, favoring tape saturation and analog imperfections over digital sheen. It creates a sense of intimacy that is both comforting and slightly unsettling, like finding an old cassette tape in a thrift store that was never meant for public ears.

Start with the album Export. It perfectly captures their ability to turn minimal ingredients into a profound mood. It is best experienced through headphones while moving through an urban environment alone, allowing the music to act as a private soundtrack to the mundane beauty of the city.

Our Catalog2 Albums · 2019 · 2021
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