Guy Andrews - Tåke – Vinyl, CD And Print (Deluxe Limited Edition of 50)

 

• 180gm vinyl
• PVC spot gloss outer
• CD copy of album
• Signed print on high quality Giclée Hahnemühle Etching paper by Guy Andrews and Jake Wood-Evans

 

The artwork for ‘Tåke’ features an oil painting commissioned by critically acclaimed painter Jake Wood-Evans, whose recent work is currently being featured in Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery following a solo exhibition in Unit London. This very special edition of just 50 copies includes a print, individually signed by Jake and Guy, on high quality Giclée Hahnemühle Etching paper.  

Guy Andrews is a London based musician known for creating dark, atmospheric music by combining an array of influences from post-rock, techno and electronica to create expansive cinematic masterpieces.

‘Tåke’ [Norwegian for "mist" or "fog”] is a brooding aural landscape, weaving textures and soaring rhythms with energy and restraint to draw upon the haunting sense of change in our time, and explore the space in which we find ourselves. Released on 22nd September, was inspired by his visit to Scandinavia last year, a cancelled return flight from Norway due to fog left Guy with some time to explore his surroundings. 

“Writing ‘It Cannot Surface’, it almost felt like the sounds were being submerged, briefly coming above water for air, then being sucked back down. The drums barely surface from the reverb they’re being drowned in - it was an exercise of restraint.”

Having scored for world-renowned photographer Nadav Kander, as well as collaborating with Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja in the past, ‘Tåke’ sees Guy Andrews working with acclaimed musician Alev Lenz on the haunting and stunning track ‘The Clearing’ and the sinister and pulsating ‘Feelings’. Her music was recently featured in the final episode ‘Hated in The Nation’ of season 3 of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror.

Following his début album last year on Houndstooth with Our Spaces, 2017 has already seen Guy Andrews record at the legendary Maida Vale studio with Masayoshi Fujita for BBC Radio 3.

"I had some extra time to explore Bergen, the city where I was staying. I ended walking up a small mountain and at the top was greeted by a stunning view of Norway's fjords – it was such a stark contrast to where I was living at the time that it inspired me to write music that reflects the reward you get from exploring new environments.

I wrote 'Feelings' with the idea of working with singular elements such as violins and individual synths that would interact and weave in and out of each other, almost like anxious thoughts in someone’s mind. I wanted it to be emotive and in places slightly aggressive, allowing Alev space to let her vocals sit between the string layers and electronic textures." Guy Andrews

After a period of writing and producing ambient music under various aliases, Guy Andrews’ eponymous discography includes music for the critically acclaimed Hemlock record label, Erased Tapes and Scuba’s Hotflush, gaining support from tastemakers Bonobo, Massive Attack, Mary Anne Hobbs, Ulrich Schnauss and Max Cooper.

'U' | Jake Wood-Evans from Unit London on Vimeo.