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SAT 046EP
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Hidden Spheres is the alter ego of Manchester's Tom Harris, who first made his mark on the underground circuit with his release The Bloos on Moods & Grooves, before following it up with the much in demand Waiting on Lobster Theremin offshoot, Distant Hawaii. Here, Tom joins the Scissor & Thread family, the Brooklyn label founded by Francis Harris, and home to music that traverses a number of boundaries. Hidden Spheres fits right in -- the five-track 1985 EP blends house, broken beat, ambient, jazz, and other elements into a heady brew. "King Tut" starts proceedings, a laidback jazzy groove, rich in textures and soulful flourishes. "My Names" touches on the UK broken beat legacy of 4 Hero and Bugz in the Attic -- an off-kilter groove layered with sweet jazz and house inflected licks. "Karl" is a much more direct dancefloor track, albeit with the deepness that we expect from Hidden Spheres. The penultimate track "1985" steps into the unconventional house vibes of Detroit's third wave. "Soon We'll" finishes up the EP -- a supremely jazzy piece built around the sax, piano and washes of strings, and ambient elements -- a superb closer for a deep and heartfelt release.
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SAT 044EP
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An extended EP from Black Light Smoke. "Nothing Makes Me Feel (Good Anymore)" sets the tone with a snappy beat and a slightly melancholic vocal sample. "Street Emotion" convinces with tasty dryness over a characteristic bass-wobble. "Get Something" is beat-focused and dressed up with G-House vocal splinters which make it groovy as hell. "The Right Way" surfs on a wave of juicy chords and laidback vocals. "Hustle" has some serious jack-flavor, transporting all the best of Chicago's warehouse sound while "Golden Chains" is driven by a sophisticated garage bass-line.
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SAT 043EP
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Alexander Albrecht returns to Francis Harris's Scissor & Thread imprint under his MelquÃades guise for Excerpts. "Portal" is a deep and woozy track with a strong groove, layered with pads and effects. "Tower Of The Sun" utilizes a similar driving beat, heavy on the hi-hats, but with a more submerged mood, punctuated with distant blasts and shards of noise. "Schaefer Street" also employs snappy percussion and snares, intertwined with bubbling melody and ethereal pads and washes. The same track is given a re-work by Patrice Scott, thickening up the groove and providing the most out-and-out dancefloor friendly track.
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SAT 042EP
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After Francis Harris third album Trivial Occupations (SAT 038LP, 2018) gained magnificent resonances during press and listeners, here is the remix EP with two very special reworks. Joaquin Joe Claussell and LNS tamper with the two bit more beat-driven "Minor Forms" and "St. Catherine And The Calm" featuring Nadia Sparrow for two new interpretations that totally break the chains.
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SAT 040EP
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Scissor and Thread regular Black Light Smoke returns to the Brooklyn label run by Francis Harris for City Life, a mini-LP of raw, atmospheric house. The alias of Jordan Lieb, Emmy Award-winning composer/producer/musician, Black Light Smoke drops City Life -- six tracks of affecting, deep vibes.
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SAT 039EP
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Francis Harris's exquisite Scissor And Thread showcases Tokyo's Tomi Chair, aka Tominori Hosoya. The DJ and producer goes by both names. The original version of title track is a deep and thoughtful dancefloor number. The "Dream Version" strips the track down to its pads and atmospheres. "Heat Exhaustion" is an exceptionally beautiful, beatless piece that drifts through drone-y pads and occasional fragments of minor key melody. Using the Tominori Hosoya moniker, "We Are Here" is another powerfully restrained piece that merges woody percussion with low key pads. Francis Harris adds his touch to "Heat Exhaustion" with his respectful "Reform" version.
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SAT 038LP
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Trivial Occupations is the third LP released under Francis Harris's own name and continues in the traditions of Leland (SAT 005LP, 2012) and Minutes of Sleep (SAT 015LP, 2014). Here Harris dives deep into a new sound palette, bringing the listener on a journey through various states over the almost one hour run time. The album was made over the course of four years in various studios with an array of notable players, bringing a diversity of perspectives and approaches encompassed within Harris's stunning artistic studio approach. It was mixed at Jack White's Third Man Studios with the help of long-time collaborator and friend, Bill Skibbe. It's an album that is easy to get lost in its structure suggesting no real beginning or end. Listening to it on loop offers the listener a chance to be fully immersed in the rich, melancholic tonalities of Harris's sound universe. Guest musicians include Dave Harrington ((One half of Darkside with Nicolas Jaar) guitar, bass), Will Shore (vibraphone), Greg Paulus ((No Regular Play), trumpet)), Emil Abramyan (cello), Léah Lazonick (piano), Genevieve Marentette (vocals), Rob Reddy (tenor sax), and Kaïssa (vocals).
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SAT 036EP
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Francis Harris's Scissor & Thread offers another exercise in subtlety and restraint by the emerging talents of Nadia Khan. "In Gleam" is a beautifully evocative drift into ambient textures -- rising pads and occasion bass tones combine to set an exquisite scene. "Local Visit" is a collaboration with label boss Francis Harris and features submerged rhythm and textures. "Restless" sees Alex Albrecht, aka MelquÃades, provide the "Last Bells Remix". "Sorting Through" finds its groove early, a deadened kick unfolds into an urgent percussion creating a thick atmosphere of melancholia. "Sunburnt" ends the EP with dreamy, smudged tones, and warm pads.
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SAT 037EP
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Scissor & Thread present a collaboration between label boss Francis Harris and DJ Aakmael. Aakmael has built a reputation for some of the deepest, rawest house music sounds coming out of the US, releasing well-received tracks on a variety of labels. Aakmael and Harris cook up an intoxicating vibe across this five-track EP. Aakmael's "Deep Muzik" is a blend of skittering drums, a shuffling groove, deep keys, and chords. On the B side, Frank joins Aakmael for "Mercy Of Means", slipping into an easy, mid-tempo groove before Frank's "Part Song" also hones in on the subtle deep grooves.
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SAT 005LP
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Francis Harris is one of the most interesting figures on the American electronic music circuit and beyond. His output has gone from tightly-wound tech house cuts as Adultnapper in the early days, sublime deep house as Frank & Tony, intricate and expressive musical journeys as evident in his two solo-albums Leland (2012) and Minutes Of Sleep (2014), and ambient shoegaze with two Aris Kindt albums, co-produced with Gabe Hedrick. Most recently Harris branched out with a new label -- Kingdoms -- a home for his love of a more adventurous sound. Up until now his most notable milestones remain the two solo-albums Leland (2012) and Minutes Of Sleep (2014) who became essential albums of the genre. Both albums have been out of print for a long-time and due to public demand, Scissor & Thread present new vinyl editions of both albums. Carefully restored from original masters and artwork the albums now appear in gatefold-sleeves. Leland spans over three vinyl discs, just like the sold-out original. Leland features Danish vocalist Gry on three tracks including "Lostfound", the first single and video which was remixed by Mathew Herbert. Also featured throughout are Emil Abramyan, whose poignant performance on cello evokes comparison to Arthur Russell, and Greg Paulus (No Regular Play, Matthew Dear Band), whose improvisational free jazz inspired trumpet accents converse thoughtfully with Harris's own tonal melodies performed on piano and guitar. Determined to produce electronic music with warmth and true dynamic range, Harris recorded and mixed Leland with Jordan Lieb on an analog SSL and then enlisted legendary engineer Joe Lambert to master the project. Originally released in 2012. Gatefold sleeve; includes download code.
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SAT 015LP
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Francis Harris is one of the most interesting figures on the American electronic music circuit and beyond. His output has gone from tightly-wound tech house cuts as Adultnapper in the early days, sublime deep house as Frank & Tony, intricate and expressive musical journeys as evident in his two solo-albums Leland (2012) and Minutes Of Sleep (2014), and ambient shoegaze with two Aris Kindt albums, co-produced with Gabe Hedrick. Most recently Harris branched out with a new label -- Kingdoms -- a home for his love of a more adventurous sound. Up until now his most notable milestones remain the two solo-albums Leland (2012) and Minutes Of Sleep (2014) who became essential albums of the genre. Both albums have been out of print for a long-time and due to public demand, Scissor & Thread present new vinyl editions of both albums. Carefully restored from original masters and artwork the albums now appear in gatefold-sleeves. Minutes Of Sleep is a beautiful, delicately fractured and crystalline electronic tribute to the more emotional side of Francis Harris's production talent. Features a Terre Thaemlitz remix to wrap up this quite beguiling release. Having moved even further from the dancefloor, Harris has succeeded in creating a work that sounds like little else, its rich ambience even surpassing the melancholy of even Leland. But it's no downer: featuring Gry Bagøien on vocals and No Regular Play's Greg Paulus on trumpet (both of whom appeared on Leland), along with Emil Abramyan on cello, Minutes Of Sleep is an exquisite, lovingly rendered accomplishment, defined as much by grace as by sadness. Originally released in 2014. Gatefold sleeve; includes download code. "One of the finest electronic LPs of the year." --Inverted Audio
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SAT 035EP
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Melbourne-based Alexander Albrecht presents his solo debut EP following on from the Tidal River album he released as part of the Albrecht La'Brooy duo. Title track "Blue Caves" is built around lush field recordings and fragments of melody developing out of the ether. "Morning Breeze" features hand-played percussion backing wistful, emotive piano sketches. Francis Harris provides a more dancefloor aimed take on the track for his Re-form version.
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SAT 034EP
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Francis Harris presents his first solo single since the release of Minutes Of Sleep (2015). "More We Cannot Do" feels submerged in a warm amniotic fluid, with a thick subby bassline which provides much of the groove and skittering percussion and vibraphone on top. "Minor Forms" emerges from a subtly distant place that inhabits a melancholic, beautifully evocative space. Berlin-based Uruguayan producer Valentino Mora offers two exquisite reworks of "Minor Forms". The "Underwater Rephrase" version shimmers and shakes and has a propulsive kick. The "Cosmic Trans Rephrase" sees a bubbling bass pulse anchor the track while pads drift in-and-out.
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SAT 033EP
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Scissor & Thread ramp up the heat with the debut release by Virginia's deep house don, DJ Aakmael. "Take It Back" wastes no time with its hard-hitting kick and springy bass holding court. "What Iz Deep House" is a lesson for those who don't know what true deep house is -- woozy, edgy chords take the spotlight alongside a slurring, dissociated voice. The reverb-laden pads and piano chord stabs of "Sands" submerges the floor in pelagic atmosphere. Frank & Tony take things even deeper with their late night "Breakaway Dub", applying their signature bass line touch and hi-hat shuffle.
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SAT 032EP
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Label bosses Frank And Tony return to Scissor & Thread with Odes, their strongest productions to date. "Procession" takes no time demonstrating the duo's keen ability to craft undeniable dancefloor vibes, with a hypnotic percussive groove that's sure to turn heads. "Odes" epitomizes the Frank And Tony sound with an early morning nostalgia and a nod to Detroit. "This Time" sees a collaboration with Darand Land, combining the dancefloor drive of the duo's sound with the intricate melodies synonymous with Land's sound. "Surface Prelude" sees a raw, but deep warehouse atmosphere reminiscent of early '90s house.
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SAT 030EP
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DaRand Land spreads out and shows off his unique brand of euphoric and uplifting deep house on his debut EP for Scissor & Thread, Discover You. The title track is classic DaRand Land, with bright piano chords, buzzing organs and a thick Chicago house bassline. Frank & Tony apply their signature style onto the former track, adding a chunkier kick with bright-as-day claps and hi-hats. Next is the atmospheric, peak-time Detroit house cut, "Souls Awash". Closing the EP is "Marcela's Sense", a blissed-out, head down late-night affair - cosmic pads swirl around glistening keys and repressed organ chords.
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Frank & Tony present their third release of 2016, Harmonium EP. Toms and effervescent drum patterning get things started on "Serenade". Swirling pads, alongside a driving two-note bass, lay the groundwork before siren-like synths call out. "Hardrian" takes the tempo down and conjures basement rave vibes with its propelling bass line and cavernous pads. The title cut takes things into open-air - Airy pads and a buoyant bass carry the track and the drum patterning further lightens the tone. The duo take on John Beltran's classic "Gutaris Breeze (6000km To Amsterdam)" from his 1996 album, Ten Days of Blue.
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SAT 028EP
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Villete presents their deep house stunner, Girl Next Door. The A-side opens with the swelling pads and earnest hi-hat of "Dreams". A brassy synth envelops the listener into the track's warm embrace as layers of percussion skitter in-and-out of focus. "September" takes a turn for the cerebral with its skipping hi-hats and airy pads. Villete's title cut, dials back the BPM, but keeps the energy high. Closing with the murky drum tones of "Rillia" - droning pads, delicate claps, and a shy, skittering shaker keep things bubbling and light above thick-as-molasses kicks. Deep house maestro DaRand Land remixes "Rillia".
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SAT 027EP
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Frank And Tony present another four track summer stomper, Under The Jaguar Sun. "Under The Jaguar Sun" is a rollicking deep house number - a bouncing bass, crisp hi-hats, yearning pads and shimmering bells. The edit of Solo Andata's "A Ballet of Hands" is a whirling dervish of delicate music boxes, bowed guitars and distant horns weaving in-and-out of a skipping drum pattern. The double bass of "Difficult Loves" keeps things going as introspective pads shimmer. The Latin vibes of "Sargasso" has crisp tambourine, dense kicks and a deep bass line.
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SAT 026EP
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Rosas Nievas presents Going Away Soon. On the A-side, the bombastic opener, wastes no time getting its feet moving with charged up percussion, guitar licks, and playful sampling. "Nearly Lost You, Though" sees Nievas pair up with the singer Poppy Roberts on an emotional house jam primed for a peak time lovers rave . The B-side starts with "Roses are Dead, Violets are Blue," a hypnotic rhythm cycle flanked by a powerful bass line a reverb-laden piano. The closer, "Edge of Keys", continues the shuffling rhythmic patterning of the latter track, but finishes the EP on a gentle tone.
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Frank and Tony deliver four prime cuts aimed squarely at the dancefloor. Vinyl-only opener "Ebreo" places silky smooth bass over a bed of soft, swirling percussion highlighted by a pitched-down steel drum. The "Breakaway Edit" of Donato Wharton's "Absentia," first heard on Frank and Tony's acclaimed Resident Advisor podcast, loops brittle bits of the original's hushed ambient tones over a chunky kick and shuffling hi-hat to hypnotic effect. "Waiting Ground" evokes the sun-kissed euphoria of early-hour raves with its lush atmospherics and thick kick. "Pavane" flips this laid-back attitude, adding an in-your-face kick and propulsive pads.
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Through dense layers of noise, brittle beats, found sounds, and a general haze, Francis Harris returns to his own Scissor & Thread imprint with the aid of frequent collaborator, and long-time friend, guitarist Gabe Hedrick, under the guise of Aris Kindt. Following Harris's 2014 sophomore solo album, Minutes of Sleep, (number-one in MOJO magazine's list of the 10 Best Electronica Albums of 2014), the duo's debut album, Floods, takes as its focus the late author W. G. Sebald's profound interpretation of Rembrandt's 1632 masterwork The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp in Sebald's acclaimed 1995 novel Die Ringe des Saturn: Eine englische Wallfahrt (The Rings of Saturn). Floods is a sonic journey into the heart of the body, a bold rejuvenation of the corpse of Adriaan Adriaanszoon (Aris Kindt), the figure in Rembrandt's painting. Written during span of over a year using an 808, a modular Eurorack, and two guitars, Floods was mixed at Key Club Recording Company in late August 2015 with engineer Bill Skibbe. The album charts new territory for both Harris and Hedrick, melding a long history with electronic music and youthful love for indie noise and weaving in and out of near-silence and sheer walls of sound with a gentle and constant heartbeat at its core. The dream-like murk of opener "Now Grey" sets the tone with thick pads, distant ghostly guitar work, and fragmented drums. On the title-track, dubby chords set the tone as subdued toms amble forward with a crackle of fire nearby; dense sounds echo and swirl around into a climactic frenzy. "Blue Sky Shoes" hypnotizes with its submerged strings and subaquatic patterning, as synths rain down. "Snowbird" builds into a repressed fury as a blizzard of toms bounces around a heavy layer of noise while a morose, longing string arrangement emerges from despair into an ethereal moment. "Every New Thing" dives deep again into murky waters with entrancing drums and warped guitar lines swirling around like sirens. "Embers," with its quiet demeanor, slowly builds to an enlightened peak, while the closing track, "Braids," generates a shoegaze fog of churning guitar work and dense noise as the sound of children swinging drifts in and out, as if trying desperately to recover a fragmented memory of lost time.
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160-gram LP version; colored vinyl; includes download code. Through dense layers of noise, brittle beats, found sounds, and a general haze, Francis Harris returns to his own Scissor & Thread imprint with the aid of frequent collaborator, and long-time friend, guitarist Gabe Hedrick, under the guise of Aris Kindt. Following Harris's 2014 sophomore solo album, Minutes of Sleep, (number-one in MOJO magazine's list of the 10 Best Electronica Albums of 2014), the duo's debut album, Floods, takes as its focus the late author W. G. Sebald's profound interpretation of Rembrandt's 1632 masterwork The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp in Sebald's acclaimed 1995 novel Die Ringe des Saturn: Eine englische Wallfahrt (The Rings of Saturn). Floods is a sonic journey into the heart of the body, a bold rejuvenation of the corpse of Adriaan Adriaanszoon (Aris Kindt), the figure in Rembrandt's painting. Written during span of over a year using an 808, a modular Eurorack, and two guitars, Floods was mixed at Key Club Recording Company in late August 2015 with engineer Bill Skibbe. The album charts new territory for both Harris and Hedrick, melding a long history with electronic music and youthful love for indie noise and weaving in and out of near-silence and sheer walls of sound with a gentle and constant heartbeat at its core. The dream-like murk of opener "Now Grey" sets the tone with thick pads, distant ghostly guitar work, and fragmented drums. On the title-track, dubby chords set the tone as subdued toms amble forward with a crackle of fire nearby; dense sounds echo and swirl around into a climactic frenzy. "Blue Sky Shoes" hypnotizes with its submerged strings and subaquatic patterning, as synths rain down. "Snowbird" builds into a repressed fury as a blizzard of toms bounces around a heavy layer of noise while a morose, longing string arrangement emerges from despair into an ethereal moment. "Every New Thing" dives deep again into murky waters with entrancing drums and warped guitar lines swirling around like sirens. "Embers," with its quiet demeanor, slowly builds to an enlightened peak, while the closing track, "Braids," generates a shoegaze fog of churning guitar work and dense noise as the sound of children swinging drifts in and out, as if trying desperately to recover a fragmented memory of lost time.
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