Bleep

Hot Releases don Ryan Williams conjures up more secluded, film-coated ‘pop’ under his Secret Boyfriend guise for Blackest Ever Black with Memory Care Unit. Strictly for the lonely souls, each piece feels personal and private, with the smudgy straight-to-tape aesthetic recalling some of Liz Harris’ most solitary moments. Shimmering drone pieces such as ‘The Singing Bile’ and ‘Peaean Delle Palme’ lure us into a state of secluded hermitage whereas the simplistic drum machine and soft vocals of ‘Little Jimmy Lad’ offers a trace of company. Finally, frazzled electronics and long-drawn keys on ‘Memorize Them Well’ ends on a grand yet resolutely introspective note, rounding off a piece that can cloister us away from the outside.