luxury car - the heart of the matter ep
new single from perth's new hopes who have recently signed to the fine biphonic label (home of electropop faves 'swimmer one'). with the basis of the sounds being mainly synthetic (computers, programmed drums etc), there is a heavily featured guitar presence throughout these 4 tracks. the lead track is like some old deranged new order groove when they were still angry and ready for it. so for 5 minutes acid house synths squelch, a simple but effective bass line kicks the listener around, then just as the defences are lowered a superb guitar noise comes in adding layers of intensity that shouldn't work, but does. a brilliant track. "out of focus" continues with the same blueprint of splattered drums, phased vocals, and a driving chorus. 'the miracle hear' has a fine late 80's vibe but does quite reach the spot, luckily though the electropop glory of 'in the event' (a reinterpretation of 'the heart of the matter' in everything but name, lyrics and melody!) finalises the ep in a suitably upbeat manner with lots of clashing synth noises.
definitely looking forward to hearing more from this lot.