TANGIER/HOLLOW

With the dawn of a new decade this release provides the follow up to last years debut on Horizons Music, Heartshaped/All In Good Time. A solo effort from one half of the Blocks and Escher collaboration, these tracks usher us a glimpse at the sound that will form a slew of singles in 2010 on some of the scenes most forward thinking labels including Horizons Music and Shy FX's Digital Soundboy amongst others. * Tangier - Opening with strings that evoke memories of 'that' Blue Note era of Jungle Drum and Bass, this track fuses lush eastern undertones with the smokey muted trumpets of Jazz's finest. These familiar tones dissolve to present a dubby half tempo groove built on sub bass hits, growling mids and warm reese. A long awaited track championed by the likes of Marcus Intalex and BBC 1xtras Ras Kwame. * Hollow- A more stripped back and melancholic essence sits at the centre of this track. Spacious strings and electronic hits envelope a switching work out of drums and classic breaks before the minimal but hypnotic bass draws everything together. Finding a place in the record bags of artists such as Spectrasoul, Alix Perez and Sabre -The lone vocal before the drop echoes this pieces forlorn sentiment.... "Baby, don't go"..