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CREYS EP: Special Edition

by CREYS

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1.
The Escape 04:20
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2.
Robots 03:06
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3.
Dissonance 03:14
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4.
Ctrl.Alt.Delete 03:06
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5.
Digital Uprising 03:33
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6.
Pathways (Special Edition Bonus Track) 02:45
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about

The electronic-guitar wielding polymath, CREYS unleashed his varied digital soundscapes via a low-key digital-only release last year and in no time at all it caught the attention of BBC Introducing tastemaker David Gilyeat, who has shown his support by playing several of the EP tracks on his radio show. If that wasn’t enough CREYS appeared as part of BBC Introducing’s Uprising band showcase in December 2017. Not bad for a modest release hey?!

Casseblank Records are delighted to be collaborating with the artist on a special edition, cassette release of CREYS EP, due out 24th August, with the inclusion of an exclusive bonus track, Pathways. This is the continuation of CREYS’ precise, mechanical marriage of stuttering beats and a needle like guitar dexterity that’s merged with a distorted vocal sample. Pathways’ lineage illustrates the evolution of the enigmatic electronic producer’s deft knack of creating an abrasive noise but with infectious hooks.

The original EP tracks that precede Pathways usher you into an everchanging world of layered guitar motifs, disjointed beats and textured electronic flourishes. The Escape fuses minimal electronics with monstrous waves of frenzied guitar. It’s a compelling blend of post-Burial dubstep, the calmer side of Jon Hopkins a la ‘How I Live Now’ soundtrack and a fret-frazzling ‘Mezzanine’-era Massive Attack combined with Portishead’s more jarring moments. Robots intermingles jerky, fragmented beats with crystalline guitar patterns. This time the Jon Hopkins influence is ramped up a notch as it teeters on the edge of chaos, which is mirrored by intermittent blasts of scorching riffs. Dissonance is an ever-evolving myriad of deconstructed static and clipped electronics, all held together by a ghostly guitar motif. Womps and wobbles are borrowed from dancefloors all over the world, whereas the intricate guitar work carries an introspective, isolated shiver. Ctrl.Alt.Delete plunges you back into a dark warehouse rave with an Aphex Twin-like burst of broken beats and skittering rhythms. Precise guitar tones can be heard mimicking it’s electronic counterparts, adding to the tracks infectious staccato bounce. Digital Uprising squelches and writhes with a digital pulse, whilst being enveloped by a hypnotic guitar riff. It’s here where stillness is deployed with astute precision, allowing the meticulous injection of guitar texture to rise to the surface.

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released July 24, 2018

All songs written, arranged and produced by CREYS.
Guitars by CREYS
Tracks 1-5 mastered by Red Mastering Studio
Track 6 mastered by Gavin Leesam

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