Tracklist
1 | Starethrough | 7:49 | |
2 | Air Eyes | 5:34 | |
3 | Spangle | 7:23 | |
4 | Lux1 | 6:06 | |
5 | Fracture (EP version) | 5:58 | |
6 | Tied | 6:38 | |
7 | Spangle (Autechre Remix) | 12:17 | |
8 | Starethrough (Transition Mix) | 5:04 |
St / Fr / Sp compiles two non-album EPs that Seefeel recorded for Warp in 1994, Starethrough and Fracture/Tied, alongside a rare Autechre remix of “Spangle” and the unreleased Transition Mix of “Starethrough”. Housed in a gatefold sleeve conceived by The Designers Republic.
“Seefeel's output on Warp delved more into abstraction; often containing a pervading dark and oppressive atmosphere. Although featuring these menacing sensibilities, 1994's 'Starethrough EP' retained some of the astral lightheartedness of 'Quique'; a track like 'Spangle' could be called anything but menacing with it's twinkling coruscations of melody and Sarah's ethereal vocal contribution. The EP to follow, 'Fracture / Tied', was almost entirely beat-driven with only rudimentary hints of melody.” - Resident Advisor
A growing fascination with the dystopian ends of dub and ambient are thoroughly explored on the Starethrough EP, the first of Seefeel’s recordings for Warp, a spiritual home for a group becoming increasingly jaded with their shoegaze branding. The title track alone is a striking refute of the genre tag; a great, delay-drenched creature of Jah Wobble bass marches and wordless, ghostly vocals provided by Sarah Peacock. The form would later take on an industrial tone in the whip-crack of ‘Tied’, featured on the Fracture / Tied single. ‘Spangle’, famed for featuring in Warp’s Artificial Intelligence series, stands out as the disc’s most upbeat track, its luscious vocal, oil-drum percussion and looping guitar proving to be an early high point for post-rock as well as IDM. Its rare Autechre remix counterpart turns glimmering tones upside-down, sounding more menacing and alien across its 12-minute length.
St / Fr / Sp compiles these interstitial tunes into one package, making for a brilliantly consistent full-length-style Seefeel release all its own.