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Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth

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Daniel has become rather prolific. 3 albums released since the start of 2020; one in collaboration with Allesandro Cortini, which to many, became the unofficial soundtrack of the first covid lockdown.   However, it feels like this album has been coming for a long time. In the buildup to its release, several singles and album tracks have been teased.   The release features 3 differing bonus tracks, each specific to their physical format.  The distorted humanoid portrait that forms the artwork was published on social media months ago, with pre-orders being taken months in advance.   Arguably with a large fanfare from Phantasy Sound, they have been aware for a while that Daniel was creating something special. And special it is.    Layers and layers of sound.  So much to explore.      Opening with a soft piano refrain that repeats and then distorts and decays until it’s almost unrecognisable.  Next up comes the title track Ultra Truth. A mesmeric synth line repeats until supported by a kic

Sault - November 2022 5 Album Drop

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Let’s start with the obvious. There isn’t a huge amount known about the Sault crew. A collective with Inflo (Dean Josiah Cover) at the helm, partnered with Cleo Sol (art mirroring life) and with some guests frequenting releases (Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka and Kid Sister) whilst others appear on most recent material (Jack Penate, Chronixx amongst those we have seen named previously).  The recent announcement on social media, delivered by an Instagram post that 5 albums (almost 60 tracks and over 3 hours of music) were available to download for 5 days only, for free, as a gift to god arrived without previous fanfare. No teasing of singles, no advertising, obviously no interviews. Nothing. Just the music. Let the music speak for itself.  5 albums in one drop is a lot to take in so I won’t pretend to have all this cracked and understood. The beauty of their left turns is that they continue to follow paths that surprise, even turn off many of their followers. The recent orchestral piece