1. Dirty Hugs 19:57
2. Closer 06:08
3. That Time of Night (feat Shiarra) 08:52
4. Process (feat Shamon Cassette) 04:30
5. Memorial Device 04:56
6. Maintaining the Machine (feat Sinead O'Brien) 07:39
7. Kintsugi 03:32
8. Entanglement (feat C.A.R.) 06:07
9. Day Three 04:18
10. Invocation 15:22
11. Dirty Hugs (Leaf Edit) 08:00
12. Closer (to the Edit) 04:10
opakowanie: jewel case + książeczka
FOR FANS OF ANDY BELL, RIDE, ANDREW WEATHERALL, DEATH IN VEGAS, DANIEL AVERY, PYE CORNER AUDIO, UNDERWORLD, THE LUCID DREAM
GLOK is the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell; best-known as the guitarist in venerated shoegazers Ride, alongside stints in other famous groups, with a noteworthy solo career too. This October his first album proper as GLOK – ‘Pattern Recognition’ – is released via Ransom Note Records’ sister label Bytes.
Although usually renowned for purveying the finest quality jangle, drone and general guitar-based magic, Bell’s foray into dance music should come as less of a surprise than immediately meets the eye. There are parallels between the genres within the sonically-deep layers, hypnotic sound and trance-like headspaces, or, as he puts it more succinctly:
“GLOK is all about the push and pull between electronic and psych in my music.” Although not a full-blown concept album, ‘Pattern Recognition’ has a loose thread which takes in a week of life, from weekend to weekend, with each of the vinyl’s four sides capturing different mindstates across that transition. Each side has a distinct feel that’s different to the last but inherently cohesive – much like the changes an individual goes through over 7 days.
Across the album with loving craft Andy weaves together throbbing dubbed-out acid, steamy jack trax, levitational psychedelia, sparkling Balearic, techno, Kosmische, shoegaze, art rock and Compass Point-style post punk – with just a hint of ambient, new age and contemporary classical too