Light Armour

by Iglew

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Olivier Tison From the quotes of UK house chord memory progressions of Gold, to Ligth Armour's tribute to Plaid's conception of polyphonic electronic music. My favorite is closing track Hawksworth Woods with its repetitive marimbas and tines nodding to post-rock Tortoise and Steve Reich at times, but then delivers pure Detroit spin at 3'30" with polyphonic majesty entering briefly Favorite track: Hawksworth Woods.

Sam Baker Melt into your sofa music (in the best possible way) Favorite track: Hawksworth Woods.

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1.	Caffeine Dream 07:30	buy track
2.	Gold 04:39	buy track
3.	Light Armour 04:47	buy track
4.	Microfunk Lament 03:31	buy track
5.	Hawksworth Woods 07:32	buy track

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Cult UK producer Iglew returns with his highly anticipated sophomore record after a six year hiatus, finding a new home on Facta and K-LONE’s label, Wisdom Teeth.

Iglew first burst through during the instrumental grime boom of the mid-‘10s, debuting on Mr Mitch’s Gobstopper imprint with the now-verified classic ‘Urban Myth’ EP. A run of edits, remixes, radio rips, plus a feature on legendary label Boxed followed - and then he went into hiding.

Six years on, his follow-up EP expands and consolidates his sound into something truly unique and distinct. His central talents - glacial synth work, timeless melodies, pristine sound design - are all on show here in abundance, but twisted to fit new, refreshed patterns and structures. ‘Caffeine Dream’ is mutant UK techno that offsets distorted bass and glitching synths against warm chords and a noodling melody. ‘Gold’ is cool and stepping, sitting somewhere between early Night Slugs and the refracted deep house of DJ Python. Title track ‘Light Armour’ is the EP’s understated climax - a lowlit and psychedelic take on modern pop, sounding something like a Charli XCX record A&R’d by the Freerotation crew. To close, ‘Microfunk Lament’ and ‘Hawksworth Woods’ lean into microhouse and Reich-school minimalism, putting Iglew’s immense knack for melody and soul on full display.

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released June 4, 2021

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