False Idols

Electronic · 2013 · 15 tracks · 44m

False Idols

Skeletal beats and intimate whispers that reclaim the murky, paranoid brilliance of the Bristol sound. A nocturnal masterclass in restraint and urban tension.

It sounds like a secret whispered in a dark alleyway while the rest of the city sleeps.

A tense, nocturnal meditation on isolation and identity that feels both protective and slightly dangerous.

False Idols · vs · Tricky

Dry Intimate+2.9σ

The production is built around dry intimate than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 44m

01

Somebody’s Sins

2:39

02

Nothing Matters

3:18

03

Valentine

3:16

04

Bonnie & Clyde

3:04

05

Parenthesis

2:57

06

Nothing’s Changed

3:19

07

If Only I Knew

3:14

08

Is That Your Life

2:45

09

Tribal Drums

3:35

10

We Don’t Die

3:11

11

Chinese Interlude

2:15

12

Does It

2:58

13

I’m Ready

2:36

14

Hey Love

3:08

15

Passion of the Christ

2:44

Moments Worth Waiting For

The skeletal, clicking percussion on 'Nothing Matters' that feels like a ticking clock in an empty house.

The transition into 'Chinese Interlude' where the album's claustrophobia briefly gives way to a fragile, melodic beauty.

The way Tricky's gravelly whisper shadows Francesca Belmonte's lead on 'Does It', creating a ghostly double-tracked effect.

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