STAFF COMMENTS Matt says: Beginning with the pure celestial tones of "Breeze", you could be mistaken to think Apta had taken a turn towards Iasos' deep sound spirituality. ‘Spark’ is five minutes of impudent pizzacato that launches into the softest of beats, and closer ‘The Inward Eye’ is a gentle awakening with a smile a mile wide. ‘12v’ is the most Eno-esque, a delicate dance of puckish guitar and electric piano slowly subsumed by the ebb of modular synths. It is an idle sunny afternoon of a record, steeped in restless daydreams of hovering dragonflies and slow-moving water. Based in Manchester, he cites Sigur Ros and Boards of Canada as influences, but the album has more in common with the sense of pastoral stillness evoked so perfectly by Brian Eno on the blissful second side of Before And After Science. Festivals staring at shifting clouds, green grass tickling your neck…” So says Barry “Apta” Smethurst of the feel he was aiming to capture on this superlative collection of instrumentals. “Hazy summer montages, worn film and distant fuzzy rock radio. Includes bonus track not on original release. New CD edition of January's quickly sold-out cassette 'Vignettes'. There are also remixes for John Foxx, Mogwai, Ride’s Andy Bell, Mark Lanegan, Alice Hubble, Stealing Sheep, Knightstown and Dolphin Midwives.
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The discography to date includes ten full length albums and many more singles and EPs across several labels. Pye Corner Audio specialise in majestic, cinematic electronica that evokes sci-fi soundtracks, dystopian futures and the sound of haunted dance floors.
His masterful sound design creates a sense of awe and vast space as he takes us on a fantastic and exciting voyage from peril to redemption. Martin Jenkins builds up tension with his minimalistic synth sequences and dance floor abstractions. It's only implied in the drama and mood of the music, with the help of careful attention to track titles and sequence and of course Julian House's consistently evocative artwork. Each album is a kind of high concept sci-fi epic, the latest instalment of which plays with the idea of mycorrhizal networks and attempts by humans to listen in and communicate.Īs always with Pye Corner Audio and Ghost Box Records generally, narrative is not spelled out. It’s the third part of a loose trilogy of albums starting with Stasis in 2016 and followed by Hollow Earth in 2019. Entangled Routes is the fourth Pye Corner Audio album for Ghost Box Records.
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