A stunning EP from Shield Patterns. Much along the lines of Kate Bush fronting Sigur ros opening song 'Splinter is seven minutes of enchantment.
Shield Patterns are a Manchester-based duo of Claire Brentnall and Richard Knox whose debut album ‘Contour Lines’ was released in June 2014 via Gizeh Records. The Violet EP is the follow up to that album and is released on the 9th March on the same label.
The second song on the EP finds us more in a Bjork dub field on ‘Silver’, which is mesmerising over the next six minutes. Fragile vocals so delicate on 'Age of Ice' that you fear for singer Claire Brentnall coming out the other side of the song. Clear and beautiful piano just adds understated beauty to the song.
The final track ‘Monument has an experimental almost ambient backdrop that makes this a very varied EP. If you like the EP the next step is to check out their album Contour Lines’
Pete
9/11
Violet is out on March 9th and pre-orders are now open for the limited edition, letter-pressed CD. A first edition of 500 copies will be hand-numbered by the band via Gizeh Records