Not known for his chillout, this snippet’s taken from Project 56, a zip of 56 sketches, stems, chip-tunes and other ideas which he offered up a few years ago as a freebie. These days Shazam takes the effort (and the fun) out of the hunt. One of those tracks you hear on an advert and then go to the ends of the earth to track down. Taken from “The Missing Two Weeks”, an album of sublime and soulful dub from Nick Manasseh. My favourite James Holden track … an emotional use of his signature reverb and delay tricks. Tracklist and a few thoughts from Tripswitch: ![]() I hope you enjoy the journey…(Tripswitch) Some people seem to react quite strongly to the emotional qualities of my music … this mix charts a path through some of the key inspirational moments which have shaped that emotion over the years. This is an autumnal mix which indulges the melancholy and contemplative mood which closes in around me around this time of year. Maybe, I should listen without a track list more often?! But, sure enough it arrived and revealed unexpectedness in the form of a chilled Deadmau5, classics in the Amorphous Androgynous shape, favourites of the Schnauss kind and an exclusive first hear of Solar Field’s remix of Tripswitch’s ‘Stereogram’ (released soon on Nick’s new label, Section Records).Īfter 80 awesome minutes, the inspiration behind his two albums is clear to see and just as easy to appreciate. I’d already emailed him halfway through the set with pure excitement after the signature piano hook in the Mint remix seamlessly crept in. Nick must have heard my despair at listening to his isolatedmix without a tracklist. The synth laden Stereogram tops off an album where each track can be appreciated for it’s individuality and treasured as a whole for it’s epic escapism. Subtle, creeping yet beautiful vocals wrap warmth amongst ‘Concentric Circles’ whilst ‘Floating Point’ glimmers with a shoegaze tinged crescendo. ![]() ![]() ‘Strange Parallels’ (perhaps Nick’s most celebrated production to date) gets an official appearance after many years and epitomises the Tripswitch sound, with a gentle piano melody, atmospheric guitar layers and progressive shimmering drums. ‘Roll Your Own’ featured on Nick Warren’s GU30 compilation and ‘Deer Park’ signified a Tripswitch sound that spanned downtempo, psy-chill, progressive and ambient.Ī five year hiatus and Tripswitch’s latest album, ‘Geometry’ finally sees light of day. And three, Nick Brennans’s latest album hasn’t left my earphones for the past two weeks.Ģ005’s Circuit Breaker demonstrated Nick’s psychedelic and ethnic influences alongside his talent with a guitar – the signature piece within many of his productions. Two, I’d already witnessed a tasty live set just weeks before. But holding back wasn’t an option on this mix, for three reasons: One, the tracklist was coming (just not yet). It’s one of those obsessive traits that forces me to shun potentially outstanding sets, the music geek in me cries in despair. I normally break into a cold sweat when listening to a mix without a tracklist.
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