THE SIDE I NEVER SEE by HUGH SMALL & BRIAN ALLEN SIMON

SKU119051
ArtistHUGH SMALL & BRIAN ALLEN SIMON
TitleTHE SIDE I NEVER SEE
LabelMELODY AS TRUTH
Catalog #MAT19
Tag
ReleaseW 30 - 2021
FormatVinyl - EULP
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Tracks

  1. rocco
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/1_rocco.mp3
  2. observation point
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/2_observation_point.mp3
  3. myxomorphia
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/3_myxomorphia.mp3
  4. source and origin
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/4_source_and_origin.mp3
  5. kazimierz
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/5_kazimierz.mp3
  6. related objects
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/6_related_objects.mp3
  7. palace
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/7_palace.mp3
  8. cloudland
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/8_cloudland.mp3
  9. viridians
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/9_viridians.mp3
  10. archangel
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mat19_the_side_i_never_see/10_archangel.mp3

Description

MAT is proud to announce the forthcoming release of ‘The Side I Never See’, by Hugh Small & Brian Allen Simon. Hugh forms half of Scottish post-punk duo Vazz, whose work was the subject of a recent retrospective by Belgian label Stroom. Brian is known best for his solo project Anenon, under which name he has released four full length albums and multiple remixes for artists including Ryuichi Sakamoto.

An improvised recording of Brian playing over the Vazz piece ‘Kazimierz’ catalysed this long-distance collaboration; 2000 feet up a mountain in Andalucia, Hugh heard the recording on a broadcast of Brian’s dublab LA radio show. Immediately taken in by Brian’s playing, the pair soon established contact and began discussing the possibility of working to create something new together.

The rest, as they say, is history: the results are fully realised in ‘The Side I Never See’, a shimmering suite of ten compositions for piano, soprano saxophone, synthesizer and guitar. In Hughs words… ‘so, what is it? It’s Ambient-Punk, Abstract-Jazz, Disaffected-Classical, it’s whatever the fuck you want it to be!’ :-)

‘The Side I Never See’ will be released on Melody As Truth in early August 2021, as always on vinyl and digital. Mastered by Stephan Mathieu, Artwork by Michael Willis.

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