ALSO (LP)

R&S welcomes ALSO to the family, AKA the pairing of Appleblim and Second Storey for their excellent debut album, combined from their critically acclaimed Trilogy of EPs. Ever since they first met and bonded over a shared love of machine rhythms and sleek electronic grooves, the pair have been hard at work on pushing their creative boundaries to the limit, never content to take the easy route – as Laurie explains “if that means broken rhythms, and untraditional melodies then so be it. There's so many people making sonically ‘correct’ or refined 4×4 music, we just wanted to explore everything other than that, whilst still keeping the dance floor moving.” These heavy studio / live loose jams sessions have borne truly verdant musical fruit inspired as much by classic R&S alumni from Aphex Twin to Blawan and the Detroit axis of Carl Craig and Juan Atkins. The album drips with uptempo cyborg funk, heavyweight bass and bleeping synth squiggles, pulsing subs and swooning pads. ‘Arpemonger’ is an exclusive track to the album that sees ALSO stretch their classic IDM influences into a lush, soulful, futuristic five minutes that finishes the album in style. ALSO is pan genre, pan generational, emotive electronic music at its best. Truly something special and a fine addition to R&S rich heritage of forward thinking dancefloor sonic artistry Track Listing: Side A: Arpegmonger Dive Prophets Blyford Bass Raves Sid's Conundrum Rant Check:Parts 1 & 2 Ashford Swaithes Formation PGs