Stonefist is the second track and first official single to be lifted from Health's forthcoming album Death Magic, due out 7 August. It's a brutal slab of black electronic music and I can't help but love them for it. Get ready for some bass that will make your soul shake.
Stream: Calling Card / Mezzanine - Galleria
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Double the fun for Jessy Lanza this week as we get two new releases at once.
Firstly Lanza has just released You Never Show Your Love, a collaboration with DJ Spinn and Taso. It's a thick and syrupy-slow R&B joint full of sub-bass and Lanza's great vocals. Check it out on Spotify now.
The one I've been waiting for, however, is her new collaboration with Morgan Geist. Those in the know will be aware of both Lanza's debut album, which featured production from Junior Boy Jeremy Greenspan and the fact that Geist and Greenspan collaborated on the modern-classic Morgan Geist album Double Night Time. It therefore seems fitting to have both Lanza and Geist team up here, under the name Galleria.
The new EP features two original tracks (both can be previewed below) together with a dub of each. Calling Card is an 80s body-music influenced electro track and a classic demonstration of the sort of thing that makes Geist so great. Mezzanine is a more soulful track that sits more naturally within Lanza's existing catalogue. Expect warm synths and minimal R&B production. Both are excellent. You can grab the EP, out on Geist's Environ label, from iTunes here.
Stream: No Hard Feelings feat. King Deco - ROOM8
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Cinematic pop music to break up to here from ROOM8, comprised of LA duo Ezra Reich and Nic Johns. King Deco provides the bitter kiss-off vocals on this track that bubble along with the 80s synth pop backing to create a catchy and infectious track to see in your weekend.
Shake your hair out like you just walked off of the set of a shampoo commercial, drop the top down and speed off into the sunset.
EP Review: Icebergs / Water Song - Typesun
Icebergs is the new release from Bristolian producer Typesun, real name Luke Harney. Typesun first featured on these pages more than two years ago when he released single The PL and things have been relatively quiet since then, with the occasional release and remix.
On this new release Typesun collaborates with Alison Garner of The Fauns and Alex Rita of Danish duo Okapii on two new tracks.
Harney's collaboration with Garner on Icebergs comes after he was asked to step in and play drums with Garner's band The Fauns last minute back in 2013. The resulting song is a shattered piece of music with Garner delivering a terrifyingly intimate vocal performance. It is an incredibly exposed track - synth melodies stand like the discarded ruins of a relationship the song describes. It is a haunting track to the point where listening to it just might infect your mood. Brutal, and beautiful.
Water Song features vocals from Alex Rita, and is more rhythmic than Icebergs. Latin infused percussion and rolling keys create a momentum yet Harney still cuts through it all with a sense of menace. Rita's vocals are a touch threatening, creating the sense that the catchy sounds here are the calm before some dreaded storm... You almost worry what might come when it stops.
The digital release is rounded out with an exclusive remix of the title track by Typesun's alter-ego 7 Arrows. On this alternative version he gives the track a harder sound with distorted bass lines and tough urban rhythms. It is a significant departure from the original, but Harney manages to hit a minimal, funky tone.
Icebergs / Water Song is out now - listen and buy below, available as a digital or vinyl release through Bandcamp.
Stream: Pacing - Tep No
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Love this breathless new track from Canadian artist Tep No, who combines dance and R&B sounds. Pacing is a lush, blissful track that combines summery melodies and vocals from Tep No himself. Check it out below: