Trinity Carbon - S/T

ESP Institute

£21.58

CAT NO.: ESP105
FORMAT: 2 x 12"
RELEASE DATE: 18th June 2021
TERRITORY: Worldwide
GENRE: Bass, Down Tempo, Dub, Experimental, Leftfield
FEATURING: Trinity Carbon

TRACK LISTING
A1. Mild Bunch
A2. Ghost Army Redemption
A3. Fade II Black
A4. Star & Garterlude 1
B1. Safe Distance
B2. Underwater Ghosts
B3. Star & Garterlude 2
C1. Archaeoacoustics
C2. High St
C3. Ashley Road Steppa
D1. The Drake Equation
D2. Celestial Bird
D3. Lullaby For The Apocalypse

Something wicked this way comes. Following singles 'Know The Future' b/w 'Digital Warfare' in 2019 and 'Hypersocial' b/w 'Safety Test' in 2020, ESP’s own Patrick Conway has now teamed up with the illustrious Appleblim (of Skull Disco and Apple Pips fame) for a meaty self-titled debut 2xLP under the new collaborative moniker, Trinity Carbon. There is something to be said for art created in the face of global unraveling, while mass transgression and the friction of culture shifting produce poignant commentary, but more often than not, it’s the personal coping mechanisms within our work that have the power to speak directly to the receiver. After a number of sessions resulting in wild imaginative beginnings, it was the untimely passing of Andrew Weatherall and a coming to terms with that loss that moved the two Brits-via-Berlin to herd their roaming sketches into a more narrative statement. In the uphill struggle to retain some sense of individualism, it’s always outsiders like Weatherall whose risks illuminate the roads of creativity less traveled, and when those beacons go dark there is a disorientation felt far and wide. Conway and Blim concede to the internal inquiry, “What would Weatherall do?” bringing to mind the man’s pervading morale, always soldiering onward through mediocrity, as it was undoubtedly an impetus for the duo growing steadfast and chiseling 'Trinity Carbon' into completion. While employing trusted machines in the bass department, they established a warm euphonic home base from which they could stray in a variety of tonal and rhythmic directions without straining a tether to the album’s core. However, as soon as any hint of familiarity may arise, or listeners begin to mentally assign stylistic epithets, the duo boldly change course to remind us that while the banal stay safely defined, it’s the iconoclasts, the outsiders who make us feel.