Gone Feral vinyl

There's an indication in the name, but in case you weren't sure James Holden is in a fighting mood on this new single, which provides a sneak peak at what impending album The Inheritors might hold in store. "Gone Feral" is a visceral cut that combines an awkwardly time-signatured beat with yowling swathes of distorted synth that fill every possible inch of the frequency range, leaving no room to breathe or get a handle on the track whatsoever. The "Drumtool" of the track unsurprisingly leaves the lopsided beat and some static pressure to flail on its own, while the "Synthtool" makes for a delirious beatless excursion which comes almost as a relief after the staggering intensity of the original track. Brace yourselves for the next era of Holden, he's not pulling any punches.

Casbah 73, Cleymoore (Pluie/Noir)