Berlin-based experimental post-punk/electronica trio. 
[FKA Astral Tide]

This year saw the completion of USS’s second album, ‘To the Wolves’, a truly homegrown record.The album is a departure from the bands debut, the critically acclaimed ‘Start/Stop’. Whilst gaining the band well-deserved attention, it took years to make and involved a multitude of players. ‘To the Wolves’ brought a more focused approach and has produced a far more honest piece of work, seeing the band come of age.

USS felt that self-sufficiency was crucial to creating the coherent, emotive record they desired. ‘To the Wolves’ was written, rehearsed, recorded and mixed with this in mind. The writing process remains centered around Edd Simpson’s natural feel for lyrics and melody, with added instrumentation in the shape of Steve James on piano and Alex Priest on cello. This has inevitably opened up possibilities for greater depth, complexity and subtlety in the arrangements. The intricate textures allow a huge dynamic scope that’s woven throughout the record.

‘To the Wolves’ was recorded and mixed in a custom-made studio by guitarist Dan Best. Dan’s mindset when producing the record was to invite the listener into the 
space in which the music was written and recorded. The emphasis on capturing a sound that enables each instrument to best fulfill its role within the arrangement and capturing the sound of the room itself. The listener can share the space in which the record was made.

From the outset ‘To the Wolves’ was all about USS making an album exactly the way they wanted to. The process has yielded a record where Edd’s visceral narrative is 
expressed through an epic sonic landscape that is truly compelling.

VS//YOUTHCLUB (versus youthclub) is the musical waste of Tom Lord & Dougie Brown, two jaded composers from the industrial badlands of Northern England and residing in Berlin and London respectively.

Since 2010, the duo have been plotting an escape route through dying Apple products; honing their dark breed of electronic music via the Internet, the vast digital expanse that has become their surrogate home. 2012 saw their debut release, WAVES, published digitally through notorious independent net-label Aural Sects. This was succeeded by TIDE OUT, a ten-track epic featuring three new original cuts and a collection of remixes by the likes of Koda, ∆AIMON, Funerals and kkoee. Meanwhile, their remixes of Crystal Castles' Untrust Us and Purity Ring's Belispeak both charted in the top 20 remixes on Hype Machine, with the former reaching the top 10 of the overall charts after it was recognised by the band as an official remix and posted to over one million followers on Facebook and Soundcloud. All of this has garnered them praise from popular blogs such as Vice Magazine's Noisey blog, Golden Scissors, Mishka Bloglin, Majestic and Black Black Gold.

CONTACT:
versusyouthclub@gmail.com

My name is Elo. 
I am a (Digital) Product Designer currently experimenting the Sound sphere. 

Music is, for me, a quintessential form of storytelling.
And I love mash-ups.

The project "Osteria Elettronica" is an acoustic fixed tasting menu of a starred restaurant with street influences. From entrée to digestif.
It blends together electronic music, extemporaneous sounds, and (very good) food.
Every dish is a story.

Drinks excluded.

Adding to the mix, I'm also proudly trans. 🏳️‍⚧️

New Single "ALL EYES ON YOU" out now

http://activechild.lnk.to/AllEyesOnYouAW

an audio diary. recorded, mixed, and mastered trough an 8 track recorder.

SOF presented by Soft Commodity and Perf.

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