John Matthias & Jay Auborn

PRETORIA REMIXED EP

Village Green

VGEP043

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The Grand, Sweeping Sonic Explorations Of “pretoria”, From John Matthias And Jay Auborn’s 2017 Album “race To Zero”, Are Given New Life On This Four-track Remix Ep. <br />moon Gangs (better Known As William Young, Keyboardist In Bristol-based Electronic Outfit Beak>) Takes The Reins First, Delivering A Thunderous Take On The Original’s Faster-paced Second Half. Typically Of The Artist, The Track Builds And Builds In Intensity, Climaxing With An Apocalypse Of Emotional, Layered Synths. <br />bristol’s Cuts Strips Back The Elements For A Much Darker Reworking. A Single, Repeating Piano Note Echoes Into Wide, Open Space Alongside The Original’s Antique Violins Before Clattering Percussion And Synths Enter The Mix For The Most Foreboding Turn Of The Release. <br />closing The Ep, Former Mogwai Member John Cummings Also Bases His Reinterpretation Around The Original’s Piano. But Where Cuts Leans On Moody Darkness, Cummings Take Is More Upbeat, Courtesy Of A Driving Four To The Floor Kick And Fidgety, High-pitched Piano.