Bringing Real Rap Back (feat
Alongside Matt Cole and John Strange
Recorded in 2019 at Tender Trap Studios and includes the single Take Another Breath which is a song paying homage to Tom Petty
bass lines and machine generated drum patterns while exploring new sonic territory - traditional Japanese percussion instruments like the taiko and hyōshigi and west African percussion — a nod to the Afro-Japanese
Gil Norton's production gives the Pixies a Martian bar band sound
Prelude To... Brit Pop Bringing Real Rap Back (featBarbara & Ernies only release is a complex combination of soul, folk rock, and late 60s psychedelia. At first listen, it doesnt seem too different from the commercial music of the time, but then you start to notice the electric sitars, the funk leaning bass, multi layered vocals, and the particular textural choices that hint at jazz and world influence. There are a lot of elements at play and they all come together to make this unique and forgotten