Artist: Aboutface
Title : The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding EP
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Release date: 28/09/2015

Aboutface is firstly a composer/live performer and secondly a DJ, hailing from East London he steps up for the next release on Amirali’s newly founded imprint ‘Dark Matters’. 

Drawing upon both the sociological and environmental landscape as creative inspiration, Aboutface uses his background in fine art and painting to help inform his productions. All the last three years music has been inspired by a thousand mile plus journey through Eastern Europe and around the coastal regions of the UK; each song using the environmental recordings of a different region or city as the creative starting point. 

He says "I like to combine field recording, acoustic and analogue sounds to articulate small stories in each song. My creative influences range from Pierre Schaeffer, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Claude Debussy, through to James Holden, Four Tet and Boards of Canada.”

The complexity and broad fields of influence are evident in ‘The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding’. The EP is made up of three tracks, ‘The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding’ is a meandering and laid back percussive track whilst ‘My Benevolent Shackle’ exudes a darker intensity. Lastly Tin Man steps up for a remix of ‘The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding’ adding more frenetic energy to the track and upping the pace. 

Aboutface’s compositions are intelligent, and with a debut album planned for next year slotting into the eclectic Dark Matters' growing roster, the future looks bright.

Tracklist Vinyl / Digital :

A1. The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding
A2. My Benevolent Shackle
B. The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding (Tin Man Remix)

Aboutface:
https://www.facebook.com/aboutfacemusik
https://twitter.com/aboutfacemusik
@aboutfacemusik

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Aboutface - The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding EP [DARK MATTERS]

Aboutface is firstly a composer/live performer and secondly a DJ, hailing from East London he steps up for the next release on Amirali’s newly founded imprint ‘Dark Matters’.

Drawing upon both the sociological and environmental landscape as creative inspiration, Aboutface uses his background in fine art and painting to help inform his productions. All the last three years music has been inspired by a thousand mile plus journey through Eastern Europe and around the coastal regions of the UK; each song using the environmental recordings of a different region or city as the creative starting point.

He says "I like to combine field recording, acoustic and analogue sounds to articulate small stories in each song. My creative influences range from Pierre Schaeffer, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Claude Debussy, through to James Holden, Four Tet and Boards of Canada.”

The complexity and broad fields of influence are evident in ‘The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding’. The EP is made up of three tracks, ‘The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding’ is a meandering and laid back percussive track whilst ‘My Benevolent Shackle’ exudes a darker intensity. Lastly Tin Man steps up for a remix of ‘The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding’ adding more frenetic energy to the track and upping the pace.

Aboutface’s compositions are intelligent, and with a debut album planned for next year slotting into the eclectic Dark Matters' growing roster, the future looks bright.

The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding

PREMIRERE: Aboutface - My Benevolent Shackle | BBC Radio 6

Faces are a peculiar thing, when you spend an hour or two of your life thinking about it. While we all have fairly similar bodies, on the most-part, our faces are where the differences really show and there's more going on with our facial characteristics than any other part of our bodies. Faces are what we use to show every last little detail of our life - whether that be in the form of crow's feet, laughter lines or the fact that we had spaghetti bolognese for dinner last night.

That's why we reckon Aboutface is on to something good. Well, that and the fact that he's making some cracking music and we're very happy indeed to be bringing this new one from him your way. He's even been so kind as to share some words with us and describe his sound for you;

"My artist name is Aboutface, I'm a sound-artist, phonographist, sound-designer, painter and occasionally a musician. Using my name, this is how I would [currently] describe my 'sound' for the EP and upcoming album; for some entires I have included some formative musical influences to paint the picture an alternative way.

Atmosphere; the environment and all sound as music.

Boulez Concrète.

Open to the influence of non-western music.

Unconventional methods of music expression or creating modes.

Terry Riley.

For cold frosty mornings.

Atonal and tonal; utilising the spectrum of all harmony.

Conceptual - the nucleus of all my work is a feeling, message or an interpretation of environment.

Emotive - The conveyance of this feeling, message or interpretation of environment through tonality, dynamics and a sense of narrative."

Get a big ol' grin plastered on your face...

PREMIERE: Aboutface - The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding

Dummy premiere of Tin Man's frenetic rework of Aboutface's new track.

Read more on Dummy.

Premiere: Aboutface - The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding (Tin Man Remix)

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2015/11/aboutface-the-hazy-path-to-misunderstanding-paul-valentin-remix/

@aboutfacemusik
@paul-valentin
@darkmattersofficial

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Download: Aboutface - The Hazy Path To Misunderstanding (Paul Valentin Remix)

Dark Matters is a record label and visual project curated by @amiraliofficial.

With the aim of releasing original material from live acts and Amirali’s own productions, the scope of the label is broad, ranging from techno to abstract pop and ambient.

Dark Matters will also be hosting global events which will fuse live performances and visuals that express the dark and psychedelic concept behind the label.
Dark Matters is a cohesive experience where ‘weird’ and ‘unusual’ are encouraged. It aims to push people to the edge of their comfort zone and keep them there. 

By the very definition of the term Dark Matters, the label aims to initiate a response from listeners and partygoers. It serves as a connection to galaxies, the mysteries of the universe, the beginning of a concept bigger than we can imagine.

The imprint will continue to cultivate, maintaining a commitment to unearthing and displaying new talent as well as exhibiting Amirali's refined musical statement. 

Worldwide distribution by Wordandsound, Germany

We are only accepting demos in digital form. If you truly believe your music belongs on Dark Matters please email demo@darkmatters.fm with links to MP3 files (but NO MP3 email attachments please), only SoundCloud pages or websites.