From "Nothing Is Real", out on May 12th, 2014.

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The Flashbulb - Neon Wireframe Landscape

‘This album is all about ebbs and flows. It’s been a very interesting few years to say the least, both personally and in terms of the world. I always kept coming back to the concept of Tides, the cyclical nature of everything and the way sadness gives way to happiness… and vice versa. It all works out in the end though… and regardless of what’s happening, the sea is still there, a constant in the madness.’

Working closely with string arranger Thomas Lea (Adele/Bonobo/Rhye), Catching Flies, real name George King, has created his most emotional and cohesive project yet. A beautiful, moving record, with sounds that unmistakably come straight from the heart, it’s all held together by a singular sense of purpose and that trademark intricacy. ‘I wanted it to feel as intricate and as layered as possible. I tried to really push myself musically. The challenge was – how do I make this sound much bigger than a guy sitting in a room with a laptop and a MIDI keyboard?’

Typically wide-ranging in genre, the album highlights his ability to effortlessly manoeuvre and experiment across the spectrum of electronic music, from hip-hop to house, from soul to neo-classical. The album is led by new single ‘Halo,’ which sees him at his best - a melodic mesh of harp samples, vocal chops and a soaring string quartet finale. It’s highly textured, deeply melodic and effortlessly marries live instrumentation with warm electronic beats. ‘Spring’ utilises a vocal sample he found whilst touring China, and ‘The Last Phone Call’ merges a spoken word voice-note from a friend with a vocal recorded on his iPhone on Hampstead Heath - ‘I was pushing my bike and heard this guy singing in the distance, hidden in the trees… I had to EQ out the sound of my bike wheels turning to make it work.’ ‘Macerato’ was made in lockdown with a couple of friends, whilst the album track ‘Tides’ caused the most headache - ‘it went through about 20 different versions and ended up having 270 tracks of audio - there’s so much in there that you don’t necessarily hear on first listen.’ The album also includes the ‘absolutely brilliant’ (Lauren Laverne, BBC6 Music) hit single ‘GLY’ which has received over 20 million streams to date and came with remixes by revered British dance/pop band Hot Chip, and Ninja Tune’s DJ Boring. Also featured is piano piece ‘Diamonds,’ which has gathered artist support from the likes of Nils Frahm and Jungle. The album will be released in combination with a live video performance featuring a string quartet and a harpist.

Tides

Catching Flies ft. Imaginary Friend - The Last Phone Call

i'll take it

Lobaria pulmonaria

Leia steps out of the violet tear of time and straight into the Ice Age. Night air bites; her breath ghosts as aurora ribbons glide above a frozen river. Her pocket watch floats beside her, ticking backward, casting warm gold on drifting ice crystals. In the blue-white distance, woolly mammoths trudge through snow while a saber-toothed cat watches from a ridge and dire wolves echo across the plain. Leia tightens her ivory, fur-lined coat over her green layers and moves careful through a world ruled by cold and giants.

Frostway Through Time

Premiere of the lead, title track from Kastle's forthcoming Polytopia EP. Out September 18th on Symbols.

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Now booking for fall tour, contact denise@amonly.com for availability!

Polytopia

Polytopia [Out now]

My own take on one of the most beautiful tracks of the past year.

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Covex & Enzalla - Ordinary Lies (Aaron Static Remix)

Taken from 'KWIATY' LP by Jacaszek, out March 17, 2017.

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KWIATY

Jacaszek - Daffodils

A cross between Aphex Twin, Four Tet, and Boards of Canada. From the debut album Halcyon Days on Magnatune Records / Mokhov Music.

Halcyon Days

Purity

A track that never made it to "Opus At The End Of Everything". Nothing says melancholy like an old 4 track tape machine.  

The Flashbulb - Sleep Lights

Breaking in the new studio with some hardware programming. 

Benn Jordan - Spacepark Rollerskating

The Flashbulb – We Are Alone In A City

17 the flashbulb-merrit renewing-fwyh

Dusty City, the debut single under my new alias - Itona. 

Stream/buy: https://smarturl.it/itona-dustycity

Drift away 🌤

The Flashbulb – We Are Alone In A City

Michael Popov

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