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01. Aidan Baker/Simon Goff/Thor Harris - Intro
02. Aidan Baker/Simon Goff/Thor Harris - The Bit
03. Aidan Baker/Simon Goff/Thor Harris - Canter
04. Aidan Baker/Simon Goff/Thor Harris - Gait
05. Aidan Baker/Simon Goff/Thor Harris - Springenden
06. Aidan Baker/Simon Goff/Thor Harris - Wild at Heart
ARTIST
TITLE
The Bit
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
GZH 098CD GZH 098CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
2/5/2021

The Bit is the second recorded collaboration between Aidan Baker (Nadja, Hypnodrone Ensemble), Simon Goff (Jóhann Johannsson, Hildur Gudnadottir), and Thor Harris (Swans, Shearwater, Thor & Friends). Following on from 2017's Noplace album (GZH 079LP), The Bit treads a similar path in terms of the recording process as the trio spent a day improvising at Voxton Studios in Berlin whilst on a European tour. The result was then edited and molded into six hypnotic tracks that ebb and flow with beauty and ease. The Bit finds the trio painting with a lighter touch than on its predecessor. Thor Harris's motorik beats still underpin the music but the atmospherics take a more prominent role and there is a pure and cohesive path to be found throughout the record. Much like on Noplace, Baker's guitar and Goff's violin weave together beautifully, forming a deep bed of melody, ambience, and reverb. Given the trios credentials it's not surprising they have created another immersive and stunning record.