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2020 repress, 12″, Claremont 56.
Claremont 56 continue to disregard the genre boundaries – preferring instead to give good music the attention it deserves – as their latest looker of a twelve inch presents us the sounds of Torn Sail. Fronted by Smith & Mudd vocalist Huw Costin, Torn Sail go all 60s West Coast rock on us with the gloriously rich sounds of “Birds”. From its acoustic beginnings the track gradually unfurls into a delightful groove embellished by soothing vocal harmonies. It’s almost a thankless task enlisting anyone to try and remix what sounds like a perfect song, but Claremont 56 obviously chose right in requesting the services of Tiago. In the Portuguese producer’s hands “Birds” is transformed into a heavily psychedelic freakout which gently develops into a kraut rock behemoth filled with swathes of heavy organ vibes. Containing several shifts in momentum – including a glorious half speed finish – this is a truly stunning remix which left our jaws occupying the floor! – Juno
