Seefeel / Sol.Hz / Warp

Sol.Hz is Seefeel’s first long-player in 15 years. It finds the founding duo of Mark Clifford and Sarah Peacock with their refusal to revisit old ideas intact. None of the pair’s curiosity or experimentation is dampened. They seem to have no interest in nostalgia, as they continue to evolve further and further away from their post-rock and IDM roots. Fizzing, fractured frequencies and searing drones synthesise dark, sinister, cinematic atmospheres. Slithering sound design mixes intermissions of looped alien transmissions. Icy tones suggesting the cold expanse of deep space, while beats resemble the flutter of heart valves. On the single, Ever No Way, tiny chimes collide with drums that at the outset appear random. Only to slowly reorganise themselves into a recognisable rhythm, while climbing key changes introduce a sense of urgency. Behind The Scene winds woodwind like whistles around a thumping, tribal timpani. Peacock, throughout, is the ghost in the machine, adding ethereal sighs…