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A curious numbered of 500 copies 10" on Battered Ornaments by Beneath Fire &Smoke. 'The Iceberg Waltz' is a veritable string extravaganza with whimsical flutes. On the surface the music very traditional but it sounds really complex and I'm having trouble getting my ears around it. There's just to much happening. It's really busy sounding with all the layers of classical music overlaid in a skewed way. It's pleasant in its stripped down parts like the Yann Tiersen sounding 'Songs from a Slipway. Every string sounds like its weeping. Mind you you would be if someone was scraping repeatedly with a bow.The second release from Voice Of The Seven Woods collaborator and master of all trades but jack of none Pete Headley’s Beneath Fire & Smoke project.Written, recorded and produced by Pete somewhere between South East London and his parents’ home in the Welsh countryside, Beneath Fire & Smoke is the amalgamation of a classical training, a mammoth record collection and boundless enthusiasm.Hypnotically wonky, this EP is a window into one of the most varied and experimental musical scrapbooks you are likely to hear. Infused with krautrock sensibilities, aching classical flourishes and a healthy dose of skewed electronica, it is difficult to pigeonhole this record into any contemporary mainstream genre. Coupled with an ‘organic’ live set that veers from fully blown band backing to a one-man-beat-heavy electronic headfuck or simply layer-upon-layer of repetitive violin, Voice Of The Seven Woods and All Traps Set collaborator Pete has produced some of the most original and alluring music Battered Ornaments has heard for a very long time - also earning himself a small but cult following.This strictly limited 500 only hand numbered 10” artefact is the fourth release from the bespoke Battered Ornaments label.
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