The Way We Were sees Signals return to the floor following the Ambient excellence of Four Hands and Zoviet France*. House sounds circle the 10” with utters of Techno coming into play. Two intelligent pieces of machine music that will fit the floor of any decent sweaty den.
[Release page] The weak Summer sun of Newcastle has once again succumb to the winds of the North. With the Winter coats, rested after their three weeks under the stairs, being returned to shivering shoulders it’s time for Signals to warm the cockles with a new release.
Myriadd arrives on Signals with The Way We Were. Myriadd, aka Craig Stainton, is an understated electronics veteran, releasing as Acid Phreex and more commonly as Mantra on the likes of Bunker Records. The title piece is a blend of Techno and House, but perhaps leans more to the latter. Slow bassy chords are supported by a lattice of machine beats. “The Way We Were” is an atmospheric piece with echoes of Jamal Moss coursing through its analogue veins. Liverpool’s answer to contemporary House is on call for a remix. The 707 protégé John Heckle turns up the aggression for his take. Hi-hats and claps are honed to a sharpened smirk as melodies warble and weave. But this remix doesn’t see Heckle in assault mode, instead the Merseysider adds new textures for a solid, yet soulful, interpretation.
The Way We Were sees Signals return to the floor following the Ambient excellence of Four Hands and Zoviet France*. House sounds circle the 10” with utters of Techno coming into play. Two intelligent pieces of machine music that will fit the floor of any decent sweaty den.
The Way We Were is available on Signals. [Release page]
