PREMIERE: Steve Queralt / Michael Smith Chaldean Oracle (GLOK remix) [Bytes]
b'On Versions, Queralt and Smith\\u2019s four tracks have been reimagined by Nandele, Flug 8, GLOK (Steve\\u2019s RIDE bandmate Andy Bell) and Nina Walsh, kindred spirits and treasured members of the extended Bytes/Ransom Note family.\\n\\nAnd so I walk along the beach, turning my back on a world that\\u2019s stopped making sense, and the feeling that maybe sense is the first thing to go; before our civilisation falls, it will stumble through a long delirium, like an old man with Alzheimer\\u2019s, before it finally grinds to a halt \\u2026 I\\u2019m trying to turn my back on all that, before me the great unknown, the poetry of the magnificent blue distance \\u2026 to gaze out at the blue and open myself up to that which is beyond us, to let the blue beyond wash all that away like pebbles in its foam \\u2026\\n\\nBytes is proud to announce Sun Moon Town Versions, a companion piece to last year\\u2019s EP, on which Steve Queralt, bass player of pioneering shoegazers RIDE, joined forces with the writer and film-maker MIchael Smith for a stunning four-track EP featuring Steve\\u2019s music and Michael\\u2019s spoken-word musings.\\n \\n\\nOn Versions, the four tracks have been reimagined by Nandele, Flug 8, GLOK (Steve\\u2019s RIDE bandmate Andy Bell) and Nina Walsh, kindred spirits and treasured members of the extended Bytes/Ransom Note family.\\n\\nPremiering here is the GLOK remix, continuing Andy\\u2019s hot streak under his electronic alter-ego, which has seen him deliver stunning remixes for Dot Allison, Maps and A Place to Bury Strangers. For his rework of \\u2018Chaldean Oracle\\u2019, Andy eschews Michael\\u2019s vocal almost entirely, transforming the track into a Detroit dub-techno monster that has echoes of Bandulu and Carl Craig in its shimmering melodies, eerie distortion and pounding drums.\\n\\nAs well as these four new remixes, due to popular demand the release also features instrumental versions of the original tracks, with fans keen to hear Steve\\u2019s exceptional electronic soundscapes in isolation. It\\u2019s out on July 21, available digitally and a limited edition cassette, only available from Bytes Bandcamp.\\n\\nMore Info: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premieres/premiere-steve-queralt-michael-smith-chaldean-oracle-glok-remix-bytes/'