Track Of The Day 5/11 - Joe Goddard

You may already know of Joe Goddard if you know of Hot Chip (heard of them? they were on our cover once), or frequent the already-legendary Greco-Roman raves in London, Berlin, and beyond.

As a member of both dance music institutions, Goddard is no stranger to club culture, having seen its complex DNA mutate many-a-time whilst growing up in our nation’s capital; through house, techno, rave, jungle, drum ‘n’ bass, garage, dubstep. Cross-pollinating scenes that the man himself has already traversed on excellent compilations for ‘Bugged Out’ and ‘DJ Kicks’.

‘Harvest Festival’ is his new solo LP, a fruit-themed artist album that celebrates these rich influences without stepping on the toes of his Hot Chip family. Released on his own Greco-Roman imprint, it displays production traits that would have been somewhat out-of-synch with his band’s more traditionally pop (albeit twisted) conventions.

“I wanted to do things that feel a little out of place on a Hot Chip album,” he explains, “like having long instrumental passages and loops. I love crafting short songs with Alexis [Taylor] but I wanted to have a go at other forms of electronic music.”

So, our giveaway for your listening pleasure is a track titled ‘Sour Grapes’. An icey minimal quality to this 6-minute beauty that gives a nod to both Detroit and Berlin... but to witness the full depth and breadth of sounds, I urge you hunt down and listen to ‘Harvest Festival’ in its ripe entirety.

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‘Harvest Festival’ is released on Greco-Roman, November 16th.
http://www.greco-roman.co.uk