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Remain Calm
Artist
Mica Levi & Oliver Coates
ReleaseProduct
Remain Calm
Label
Slip
Catalogue Number
SLP035
Release Date
November 21, 2016

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Part of our Albums of the Year 2016

Mica Levi & Oliver Coates debut Remain Calm, an album born out of improvised library rooted jams that developed into one of the most special recordings of 2016.

Bringing together thirteen tracks that have been chopped and screwed to produce a crossbreed of their collective tastes, before being passed to long time allies Slip to release. From Oliver's training as a classical cellist and his work as part of the London Contemporary Orchestra. To Mica's work as part of the Rough Trade group Micachu and The Shapes, and of course the breathtaking Under The Skin soundtrack.

Evolving out of the NTS session, the sounds on Remain Calm have drifted far from the original broadcast, but the DNA is one of DIY through and through. Snatches of Oliver's cello ring through the album's core with an inquisitive curiosity that is transcribed into raw, analogue sculptures of visionary soundtrack of contemporary urban life. From the bleary-eyed up-early Saturday morning awakening of Barok Main, to the late night sorrowful slump of snatched voices that carries I'll Keep Going in a forward motion. The soundtrack work of both Mica and Oliver really comes to the surface on Dolphins Climb Onto Shore For The First Time, while Dragon In The Mist and Say Goodbye To Everyone show their tastes for early 2000's grime and garage, as explored on Mica's releases for Demdike Stare and Oliver's recent Upstepping LP released by PRAH recordings.

Remain Calm pulls in influence from the best work of artists such as Broadcast, The Black Dog, Arthur Russell, Suzanne Ciani, Andy Stott & Autechre to produce an album that in a world where everyone is going deeper into abstract electronics, the live instrumentation on show here means it will rise high above the rest, an album that truly is dead unique.

Digital Track List

  1. 1 Pre-Barok 1:57 Buy

    Pre-Barok

  2. 2 Bless Our Toes 2:32 Buy

    Bless Our Toes

  3. 3 Dolphins Climb Onto Shore For The First Time 3:29 Buy

    Dolphins Climb Onto Shore For The First Time

  4. 4 Schoolhouse 0:42 Buy

    Schoolhouse

  5. 5 Dragon In The Mist 1:10 Buy

    Dragon In The Mist

  6. 6 I'll Keep Going 3:45 Buy

    I'll Keep Going

  7. 7 Xhill Stepping 3:35 Buy

    Xhill Stepping

  8. 8 Fight In The Men's Toilets 0:27 Buy

    Fight In The Men's Toilets

  9. 9 Barok Main 3:12 Buy

    Barok Main

  10. 10 County H 1:27 Buy

    County H

  11. 11 New Wren Kitch 2:37 Buy

    New Wren Kitch

  12. 12 Say Goodbye To Everyone 0:35 Buy

    Say Goodbye To Everyone

  13. 13 Mob Of Waters 2:20 Buy

    Mob Of Waters

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