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MH-078 Pressed And - Hyper Thistle EP  Conceived during their first US tour, Pressed And return with Hyper Thistle, their second EP of processed vocal and complex electronic experiments. The release is a bridge between their sound-defining debut, Imbue Up, and the more performance driven sound of their recent Daytrotter Session which is infusing the music they are working on for their first full-length. The tone is quickly set as a chopped vocal and double-time breakbeat propel the EP forward. Chiming guitars interplay with delays and propulsive percussion before cutting to a slice of glitched out hip-hop that throws out the rules to transcend all well-worn electronic micro-genres. Ambience creeps back into the fold with etherial atmospherics and light drum-and-bass beats until a demented vocal chop and equilibrium throwing groove changes the mood completely. Finally pitched down vocals complete with higher register electronic wizardry creating something both future-sounding and soulful. With their second release Pressed And once again prove that they refuse to be trapped by tradition of genre in their quest for electronic bliss. |
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| Reviews Summary |
| Genre-defiant goodness—encompassing elements of glitch and hip-hop, among a number of other things - XLR8R / Sounds like: Changing colours on a mood ring - Alan Cross / Blissful yet unpredictable stuff that evades easy categorisation - Cyclic Defrost / Pressed And will reinvent the EDM playbook and stake their claim as one of the genre's most important bands - Absolute Punk |
| Reviews |
| It’s hard sometimes to find something new among a lot of the music these days. Its even harder to find something innovative or daring and still be good on the ears. But after checking out the Hyper Thistle EP by Pressed And, I realized that some people can do just that. They have a great use of vocal samples to relay the melody. As well as the playful but subtle beat to back it up. I advise you to check out the whole EP because one song doesn’t justify this band and the other things they are capable of. I’m sure that they will have a song just for you. Pressed And is the collaboration of Andrew Hamlet and Mat Jones and they are currently working on their Tour near the East coast. Be sure to check out the song “Sudden Ground”. - Cassette Rewind |
