Joseph Nash performs guitar within the London art-rock band Blue Flexible, however he additionally heads up a venture known as Dying 4, mixing collectively woozy, art-damaged emo with UK dance genres like storage and bassline. They will drop their debut EP Perish Songs two months from now. Nash has this to say in regards to the origins of his peculiar type:
Me and my mates would have known as ourselves skaters, however greebo, mosher or emo could be heckled at us by the youngsters blasting hardstyle and UKG on a speaker in Church Sq. on the town… There was a whole lot of this fraught counterculture tribalism rising up in Scunthorpe. Even when it acquired a bit intense, it was at all times thrilling. Wanting again, it was simply varied gangs of misfits taking advantage of rising up in a spot like that.
You’ll be able to hear all of it coming collectively superbly on “Strafe,” a observe the place twinkly guitars, a skittering beat, shimmering synths, kinetic bass riffs, and processed vocals match collectively excellent. Nash once more:
Regrettable haircuts and performative guide studying while vying for somebody’s consideration? “Strafe” as a observe is the place Dying 4 started. What began as a very concerned guitar riff that I would noodle to heat up for dwell exhibits with the band, got here to life after being taken in a really non-rock music route in Ableton. I’ve at all times made digital music as a passion, however I am not a lot of a keys participant. Getting out of synth-land and approaching it from guitar-world lastly made it click on.
Pay attention beneath.
Perish Songs is out 9/4 by way of Practise Music.
