Synth Pop

Shortened version of my latest EP "Never Let You Go". This EP features new and different versions of my song Never Let You Go.

The first track is the "alternative version" of the song, with different lyrics to the original song.

There is a "classic" 1980s type 12-inch extended version of the song, along with a dub version, in the style of my remixes for Pitch Black and Tom Bailey.

I wrote the song for my wife's birthday. She's definitely the perfect mother and perfect wife.

The song has already been played on the radio in the UK and round the world. It was described as tragic and a heartbreaker!

It marks a move away from my previous chillout and dub styles to a more new wave and synthpop style which is inspired by my love of bands like OMD, Kraftwerk, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode and other bands that started out in the 1980s.

You can find the full version of the EP with two extra tracks on my Bandcamp site - https://mistrust.bandcamp.com/album/never-let-you-go-ep

Never Let You Go 12 Inch Single

Now Available on Limited Edition Compact Disc at https://mistrust.bandcamp.com/album/yellow-and-grey-ep-2

"Yellow and Grey" recalls Mistrust's recent train journey to Port Sunlight (the historic workers' village in Wirral, UK), on the ageing yellow and grey trains that pass through the village. These trains are being replaced by shiny new modern trains which are also yellow and grey! Hence the line "Yellow and Grey is here to stay!" The song's overall themes are nostalgia and new beginnings!

"Yellow and Grey" includes a line from the poem "From a Railway Carriage" by Robert Louis Stevenson (can you spot it?), and there's also a nod to the classic Kraftwerk song "Trans Europe Express" with Mistrust recording a German language version of Yellow and Grey ("gelb und grau") which is released alongside the original song.

Both songs are taken from Mistrust's forthcoming album which is out in Spring 2023.

Tim Blackburn, the UK singer-songwriter and remixer who records as Mistrust, is back with a new single called "Yellow and Grey". It marks his first new material since the release of his single "Never Let You Go" last year.

Yellow And Grey

Available Now on Limited Edition CD at https://mistrust.bandcamp.com/album/yellow-and-grey-ep-2

Dies ist die deutsche Version des Songs Yellow and Grey von Mistrust.
"Yellow and Grey" erinnert an Mistrusts kürzliche Zugfahrt nach Port Sunlight (dem historischen Arbeiterdorf in Wirral, Großbritannien), in den alternden gelben und grauen Zügen, die durch das Dorf fahren. Diese Züge werden durch glänzende neue moderne Züge ersetzt, die auch gelb und grau sind! Daher die Zeile "Gelb und Grau ist hier für immer !" Die übergeordneten Themen des Songs sind Nostalgie und Neuanfänge!

Kaufe die Single Gelb und Grau und erhalte einen kostenlosen Bonustrack!

Gelb Und Grau

*I will be donating profits from the sale of my limited edition CD "Yellow and Grey" to the Class 507 Preservation Society, to raise funds to save Merseyrail's 507 001 electric train. Click here to buy a copy of the CD! https://mistrust.bandcamp.com

I will be playing live in store at HMV in Warrington on Saturday 24th of June, 2023,  in association with Warrington Pride! Free entry, everyone welcome! 

Mistrust is Tim Blackburn, an independent producer and remixer from the United Kingdom. He has done official remixes for Pitch Black, Banco de Gaia, Animat, International Observer, and more. He recently returned to his electropop roots and will release his new album “Sunlight” in Spring 2023.

Follow me at https://mistrust.bandcamp.com/follow_me