Epic 45 are those cooler than thou post-post-rock chaps who wang an album or EP out occasionally to be consumed rabidly by you, the hungry music vulture. Now they've a limited remix 12" in a variety of sleeves, one for each season of the year. I remember when we used to actually have seasons in this country rather than the schizo mulch of conditions we get these days! Bibio & Hood's Chris Adams AKA Bracken are the prizefight contenders here, Bibio's re-jig of 'Stars in Autumn' being an atmospheric brooder reminiscent of later period Boards of Canada. Building up from fractured astral wildlife effects into a spaced clanky ambler of a tune, I can also hear bits of Intricate in there, a reassuringly old skool electronic vibe, full of drifting twinkles & a shuffling phat beat. Very cinematic in places, it really sets the mood for a lazy sunny afternoon's loafing! Bracken re-shapes 'You are an Annual' into a pastoral and blissed out journey full of hesitant bass thrums, shifting, morphing effects that slip in and around the serene vocals and some impressive dubbed-out delay and phasing action! This sounds closer to his later Hood vision rather than the sonic tinkering and future pop of his solo Bracken material and should just be the icing on the cake for fans of both Hood & Epic 45! A real treat this one & we're proud to be giving it the coveted SOTW spot!
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What their label says...
Artist : Epic45 Title : 'Bracken / Bibio remixes' Tracks : A : 'You Are An Annual' remixed by Bracken B : 'Stars In Autumn' remixes by Bibio Format : 2 track 45rpm heavyweight 12" vinyl Cat No : W&W001 Release Date : 21st July 2008 Label : Wayside and Woodland Recordings
