Holsten / Grandma Love / Frank Silva - Gilbert Road EP
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Fressshh first wax on Northfield Records, the label ran by our mate Max, aka 'Mackenzie', operating straight out of RWDFWD HQ...
It's a pleasure to be able to offer this one out, and we're chuffed to see some fresh DIY label operating, and vinyl action happening in our little HQ here in Bristol - a much needed slab of drum chug and tripped melodies straight from the heart of this town, bringing together three talented local heads (and mutual friends, not least) on this fine disc - lovingly hand-stamped and dished up in a first edition of 300.
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“Marking the 001 on Northfield Records, the 'Gilbert Road EP' unearths three individual slabs of late-night / post-rave drum chug, blue hour breakbeat business and down time sound stream. Laying the foundations for this new label spawned out of Bristol's 'CORN' nights - This 12" comes as the natural evolution of physical music carved for the session.
Produced on Gilbert Road, BS5 each of the tracks come loaded with a wicked flux of raw mood music that can be deployed to full effect on, as well as off the dancefloor.
On the A1, in a kind of extra-heavy half time mode, Holsten offers up a special cut of stretched breakbeat weight with a subtly euphoric, yet perfectly paranoid edge. This one's full of forward momentum and comes locked and loaded with a pleasing classic feel to it.
Next up we got UVB-76 label mate Karkossyn on the buttons under the excellently named 'Grandma Love' alias. Emerging from the depths with a succinct shower of snare workouts, rattling subs and fully ethereal pads for some proper late night/early hours trip-bliss gear.
Swerving across your headtop to round things off, the final cut of the disc retains a subtle dose of the dread that runs through each of the previous tracks on this release, but provides a rewarding amount of elation in the shape of a fully meditative 15+ min sound excursion. A satisfyingly minimalistic tangle of an undulating guitar hook and shimmering feedback drone, this one is produced by SHFTD's Observer, here as Frank Silva.
The disc comes in a no fuss, hand-stamped DIY manner, pressed to 300 units of vinyl for maximum rotation at home or in the dance.
... Support your local label, fresh on the scene!
P.S. we got very last copies of that excellent Pessimist / Mackenzie double tape in stock too, ICYMI.
hand-stamped edition.
Artwork design by Guillaume De Ubeda.
Mastered by Larry 'Bruce' McCarthy @ Edgar Studios.
Pressed at Press On.