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01. Steve Hiett - Are These My Memories?
02. Steve Hiett - Walking Across The Field
03. Steve Hiett - Summer Stroll
04. Steve Hiett - It's Raining Tomorrow
05. Steve Hiett - Dancing In July
06. Steve Hiett - Shadows Across The Path
07. Steve Hiett - Waiting By The Car
08. Steve Hiett - Kinda Knew Anna
09. Steve Hiett - Love That Bird
10. Steve Hiett - More Rain In The Woods
11. Steve Hiett - Coming Back Again
12. Steve Hiett - I Saw Your Car
ARTIST
TITLE
Girls In The Grass
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
BEWITH 002CD BEWITH 002CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/25/2019

Three emotional years in the making, Be With and Efficient Space present Steve Hiett's Girls In The Grass. Pressed alongside the long-awaited reissue of his one-shot masterpiece, Down On The Road By The Beach (BEWITH 001CD/061LP), these ten Balearic soul instrumentals are of equal necessity; unrivalled beauty rescued from the fashion photographer-guitarist Paris Tapes (1986-1997). While recordings unintended for release should often be approached with caution, this is a rare case of unheard material being assembled as an indispensable and coherent piece. Girls In The Grass is something super special. The light and shadow that defines Hiett's music is arguably more compelling here. It speaks to us in a language that feels profound, yet entirely comforting and familiar. Girls In The Grass reintroduces Hiett's languid electric blues boogie, crafted on Saturday afternoons with fellow art director Simon Kentish. Kentish would cook, pour some wine, and then utilize his arsenal of technology. He'd dial up a chugging rhythm, together with some ambient pads or keyboard textures, and anchor the weightless gauze of Hiett's six-stringed touch. Hiett's guitar sings with the same clean, crisp tone as Down On The Road, animated by a carefree weekend groove. Unlike his defining album which was boiled under pressure, these subsequent sessions have all the time in the world. The naïve melodies chart a missing link between Vini Reilly's ventures into electronica and Booker T, sounding like sun-warped takes on wordless, fractured non-hits from his heroes The Beach Boys. Remastered from the previously unreleased, original masters by Simon Francis. These private moments are adorned with Hiett's singular photography and feature typically idiosyncratic liner notes from Mikey IQ Jones. CD version includes two bonus tracks; digipack; includes six-page insert.