Fowl by Spheress

The back catalogue combing has begun. Spheress has been making electronic music since he was 14 and has an extensive, unpublished back catalogue. After a period of inactivity, 2024 marks the beginning of a re-emergence from hibernation.

Fowl is the first Spheress release since 2021’s dual-EPs “Gut Punch” and “Time in My Head” which were released on Breakpack Records. Fowl steps backwards temporally and off-piste musically. Recorded in 2017, Fowl comprises two tracks of blunt, glacial and shimmering electronics which contrast his earlier, more dancefloor-friendly cuts. A slow crawl towards cold, dark, oppressive soundscapes; stripped down, distant beats allow murky electronic noise to lap at the listener’s feet. The original mix clocks in at a lumbering 14 minutes, gradually washing away frontal lobes at a slow tempo before descending into unstructured feedback. The shorter Emergent mix cracks open the door to allow an oil slick to pool on the floor and gradually rise before letting the listener re-surface.

Tracklist

1.	Fowl	14:02

2.	Fowl (Emergent mix)	7:59

Credits

released August 1, 2024

Music, mastering and artwork – Stan Reader-Allen

GRAV156

License

CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.