The Sun’s About To Explode

Andy Stott “Hatch the Plan”

There’s basically three major elements to this composition: Vocals that approximate the shape and tone of pop music but get layered into a lovely abstraction not unlike what you’d get on one of A Sunny Day in Glasgow’s records, the eerie hum of empty space, and a warm bass pulse locked in with a cold percussive snap. These elements kinda dance around each other, you can imagine them switching positions and swapping partners as the track moves along. The ambient quality is nice enough, but it’s the interplay between the spiraling vocals and the understated but strong groove that pulls me in. This could easily have been just pretty; the bass gives it a physicality and sexiness.

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