Kaleidoscope

Following the shelving of the 'Moral Compass' EP as well as the dissolution of Hyphen Records, work resumed on new music for Sunbird Records - with a plan to take the previously existing demo of the track 'Kaleidoscope' & build a new EP around it.

 

The first taste of new music was the 'Kaleidoscope' single release in late 2016, featuring the titular track as well as b-side 'Palo Alto'. A video was in the works for the track, yet never fully materialised.

 

'Palo Alto' originates from a 2015 track created for inclusion on a compilation CD named 'Polaroid', which would be released by American record label 'Static Reason'. This involved the label supplying a bank of sampled sounds & recordings, which would then be manipulated and worked into an original composition. The track was completed & titled 'Fractal', however the 'Polaroid' compilation that was set to feature the track remains unreleased by Static Reason, and it seems the label has since ceased to operate.

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Despite this, it seemed a shame for the track to gather dust, so it was worked on alongside the rest of the new EP material, and finally saw release as a b-side on the 'Kaleidoscope' single.

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The single was an introduction to a more expansive sound which would be explored further on it's parent EP 'I Hardly Know You, I Barely Know Myself (Side A)

 

The release was accompanied by a launch night gig at Sunbird Records.