Robohands - Giallo

Bastard Jazz Recordings

£14.40

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: BJ48
Barcode: 708630008686
Release Date: 09 Dec 2022
Genre: Leftfield IDM

01: Giallo - Robohands
02: Fear - Robohands
03: Claws - Robohands
04: Horror - Robohands
05: Float By Like Clouds - Robohands
06: For The Different - Robohands
07: Drum Break - Robohands
08: Relax - Robohands

Robohands, aka Andy Baxter, joins the Bastard Jazz family with a new EP titled "Giallo." Partly inspired by Italian Giallo (meaning "yellow") film soundtracks of the late 70s and 80s, as well as the experimental sounds of pioneering krautrock bands like Tangerine Dream and NEU! Armed with an old Juno 60 synthesizer, Andy wrote, recorded, and mixed all the parts himself, including the live drums, adding in multiple layers of effects.

Spread across 8 tracks, "Giallo" spans atmospheric meditations ("Giallo;" "Claws;" "Relax") to jazzy improvisational explorations ("Fear"), interwoven with brief solo instrumental tapestries ("Horror;" "Float By Like Clouds;" "For the Different"). There is an elegant cinematic quality to the EP, further refined by Robohands' production prowess and technical chops. "Giallo" builds on the Robohands sound, taking it in an exciting, more experimental direction.