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12\’\’ EP – Limited Edition Black Vinyl Repress. Steve Queralt, bass player of pioneering shoegazers RIDE, and the writer and film-maker Michael Smith have joined forces for a stunning four-track EP, released on Bytes. Over Steves exceptional electronic soundscapes, Michael provides spoken-word vocals in his lulling Hartlepool tones, distilling excerpts from his new book to fit with the music. The duo were introduced by Joe Clay from Bytes during lockdown, when Steve revealed that he was looking for vocalists to work with on some music he was putting together. Joe had met Michael when he collaborated with the late, great Andrew Weatherall, who composed a soundtrack to accompany Michael reading melancholic musings from his 2013 novel, Unreal City. Joe felt that Michael could be the perfect foil for Steve and after an experiment on Vespertina, a track that had previously featured sample dialogue from Penlope Cruz, they realised they had something special and decided to work on a full release together – four tracks in the classic RIDE EP format. Michaels voice has so much depth and character and I love his eye-rolling, withering view of the world, Steve reveals. The subject matter seemed to glue itself effortlessly to the music as if wed been together writing in a studio working towards some grand concept. Tracklist: A1. VespertinaA2. Glitches B1. Chaldean OracleB2. In A Wonderland