|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2LP
|
|
BYTES 014LP
|
Double LP version. GLOK is the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell; best-known as the guitarist in venerated shoegazers Ride, alongside stints in other famous groups, with a noteworthy solo career too. His first album proper as GLOK -- Pattern Recognition -- is released via Ransom Note Records' sister label Bytes. Although usually renowned for purveying the finest quality jangle, drone and general guitar-based magic, Bell's foray into dance music should come as less of a surprise than immediately meets the eye. There are parallels between the genres within the sonically-deep layers, hypnotic sound and trance-like headspaces, or, as he puts it more succinctly: "GLOK is all about the push and pull between electronic and psych in my music." Although not a full-blown concept album, Pattern Recognition has a loose thread which takes in a week of life, from weekend to weekend, with each of the vinyl's four sides capturing different mindstates across that transition. Each side has a distinct feel that's different to the last but inherently cohesive -- much like the changes an individual goes through over seven days. Across the album with loving craft Andy weaves together throbbing dubbed-out acid, steamy jack trax, levitational psychedelia, sparkling Balearic, techno, Kosmische, shoegaze, art rock and Compass Point-style post punk -- with just a hint of ambient, new age and contemporary classical too. For fans of: Andy Bell, Ride, Andrew Weatherall, Death In Vegas, Daniel Avery, Pye Corner Audio, Underworld, The Lucid Dream. Features Shiarra, Shamon Cassette, Sinead O'Brien, and C.A.R..
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
BYTES 014X-LP
|
Double LP version. Orange vinyl. GLOK is the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell; best-known as the guitarist in venerated shoegazers Ride, alongside stints in other famous groups, with a noteworthy solo career too. His first album proper as GLOK -- Pattern Recognition -- is released via Ransom Note Records' sister label Bytes. Although usually renowned for purveying the finest quality jangle, drone and general guitar-based magic, Bell's foray into dance music should come as less of a surprise than immediately meets the eye. There are parallels between the genres within the sonically-deep layers, hypnotic sound and trance-like headspaces, or, as he puts it more succinctly: "GLOK is all about the push and pull between electronic and psych in my music." Although not a full-blown concept album, Pattern Recognition has a loose thread which takes in a week of life, from weekend to weekend, with each of the vinyl's four sides capturing different mindstates across that transition. Each side has a distinct feel that's different to the last but inherently cohesive -- much like the changes an individual goes through over seven days. Across the album with loving craft Andy weaves together throbbing dubbed-out acid, steamy jack trax, levitational psychedelia, sparkling Balearic, techno, Kosmische, shoegaze, art rock and Compass Point-style post punk -- with just a hint of ambient, new age and contemporary classical too. For fans of: Andy Bell, Ride, Andrew Weatherall, Death In Vegas, Daniel Avery, Pye Corner Audio, Underworld, The Lucid Dream. Features Shiarra, Shamon Cassette, Sinead O'Brien, and C.A.R..
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
CD
|
|
BYTES 014CD
|
GLOK is the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell; best-known as the guitarist in venerated shoegazers Ride, alongside stints in other famous groups, with a noteworthy solo career too. His first album proper as GLOK -- Pattern Recognition -- is released via Ransom Note Records' sister label Bytes. Although usually renowned for purveying the finest quality jangle, drone and general guitar-based magic, Bell's foray into dance music should come as less of a surprise than immediately meets the eye. There are parallels between the genres within the sonically-deep layers, hypnotic sound and trance-like headspaces, or, as he puts it more succinctly: "GLOK is all about the push and pull between electronic and psych in my music." Although not a full-blown concept album, Pattern Recognition has a loose thread which takes in a week of life, from weekend to weekend, with each of the vinyl's four sides capturing different mindstates across that transition. Each side has a distinct feel that's different to the last but inherently cohesive -- much like the changes an individual goes through over seven days. Across the album with loving craft Andy weaves together throbbing dubbed-out acid, steamy jack trax, levitational psychedelia, sparkling Balearic, techno, Kosmische, shoegaze, art rock and Compass Point-style post punk -- with just a hint of ambient, new age and contemporary classical too. For fans of: Andy Bell, Ride, Andrew Weatherall, Death In Vegas, Daniel Avery, Pye Corner Audio, Underworld, The Lucid Dream. Features Shiarra, Shamon Cassette, Sinead O'Brien, and C.A.R..
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
2LP
|
|
BYTES 006LP
|
Dissident (BYTES 002LP, 2020), the debut album from Ride's Andy Bell, recording as his electronic alter ego GLOK, was released to widespread acclaim. On Dissident Remixed, album number seven on the label Bytes, lil' sister of Ransom Note Records, members of the extended Ransom Note family and fans of GLOK and Ride have come together to reimagine the source material in a rich smorgasbord of styles. Andrew Weatherall (RIP), Richard Sen, Maps, Jay Glass Dubs, C.A.R., Leaf, Timothy Clerkin, Franz Kirmann, Minotaur Shock, and the man himself all step up to lend their talents to the project and the results are stunning. Richard Sen kicks things off with his swaggering remix of the album's title track, distilling the 20-minute John Carpenter-meets-krautrock original into seven-minutes of psychedelic disco-dub, with Andy's John Squire-esque guitar licks to the fore. Add an Ian Brown vocal and this is what the Third Coming of the Stone Roses should have sounded like. Andy's contribution is a game changer, as the widescreen ambient techno throb of "Pulsing" is revamped over 15 hypnotic and glorious minutes. Imagine Mr Fingers at 33rpm, augmented by plaintive piano lines and dissonant atmospherics. This is the slo-mo acid-house/shoegaze hybrid you didn't know you needed. Timothy Clerkin's remix of "Projected Sounds" is the perfect foil for Andy's epic excursion. The Insult to Injury head honcho takes the propulsive Neu! meets Steve Reich original and slows it right down, with squelchy acid lines, chanted vocals and trippy effects. It's "Voodoo Ray" for the shoegaze generation. Splatter vinyl; gatefold sleeve; edition of 500.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
BYTES 002LP
|
GLOK is the electronic solo project from Andy Bell of shoegaze legends Ride (formerly of Oasis/Beady Eye/Hurricane #1). His debut album under the moniker, Dissident, was originally released in 2019 on a limited-edition cassette by Bytes, an offshoot of Ransom Note Records. That sold out in 24 hours, and was followed by a vinyl pressing of 500 copies, on transparent green vinyl. However, with that edition now sold out pretty much via word-of-mouth, due to popular demand, Dissident is being repressed and is this time being made available to a wider audience. The name GLOK is a misspelling of the German word for "Bell". The German connection fits well as there is a strong krautrock influence in the music, especially on the title track, an epic clocking in just shy of the 20-minute mark, which blends synth wave, minimalism, trance, Detroit techno, and John Carpenter soundtracks, with Andy even dropping in some killer John Squire-esque guitar licks. The album was supported by Andrew Weatherall, Justin Robertson, Tom Ravenscroft at BBC 6 Music, The Times, Electronic Sound, Clash, DJ Mag, ChainDLK, Stamp the Wax, and Groove. Transparent red vinyl.
|
|
|
|