Last year, British post-punks Squid released Cowards, which we named our Album Of The Week. Now, guitarist Anton Pearson is making his solo debut as an ambient artist. Driving Through Belgium is out in July, but the sprawling lead single "Tintinnabulation I" is here today.
"I wanted to create a piece that sat somewhere between disorientation and hope," Pearson says, expounding:
The high frequency tingling sound that builds the bridge between the two sections of this piece was the first thing I made. It was a loop made from some synths that I put through my pedalboard and pitched up a couple of octaves with a Whammy pedal. I liked how fragile and spikey it felt. The first half is mostly synths and guitar sounds, these all bend into one another and process in new ways, but as I got more confident in the piece and my production, I wanted to build something that felt really sonically recognizable in contrast to the kind of oblique first half, and I came up with the piano and pianet line that makes the second half.
Listen below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Driving Past The Muscular Cows In Belgium"
02 "Builder In A Bottle"
03 "Tintinnabulation I"
04 "Teeth To Cut The Grass"
05 "Tintinnabulation II"
06 "Tern Daylight"
Driving Through Belgium is out 7/3 via World Of Echo. Pre-order it here.
