What happens if you spend an extended period in the beautiful surrounds of Pembrokeshire with a sketchbook and dictaphone?
Well, if you’re electronic producer and musician Chris ‘Kingbastard’ Weeks, you create the aptly named ‘Beautiful Isolation’, a lush, ambient album echoing the pastural textures of Boards Of Canada and Eno. “I wanted this album to ‘work as a whole’ and document a period of my life spent in solitude,” says Weeks, shifting from the glitch-tastic crunch-hop of previous work to a more organic sound. “I’ve never been one to force myself in one direction musically. I just do what feels natural and this album is no different.”
Kingbastard Essentials:
‘Beautiful Isolation’ (Herb Recordings)
‘Tied Up To Machines EP’ (Herb Recordings)
‘Bastardize’ (Herb Recordings)
Read ClashMusic’s review of Kingbastard’s album, ‘Beautiful Isolation’, HERE and check out the Dj Mix he did for Clash HERE.
