Passed Me By vinyl

** Repress Alert! Modern Love issue a much requested repress of Andy Stott's amazing Passing Me By and it's on clear emerald vinyl ** British dub-techno producer Andy Stott returns to the production fold with this excellent double pack entitled Passed Me By. Although strictly a double EP rather than an album, there's enough here to fill the void left since the last Stott long player, Merciless. Housed in artwork that perfectly encapsulates the mood of the music within, Stott opens with the disturbed paranoia of "Signature" and the brilliant "New Ground", which utilises a drowned-out vocal snippet that immediately brings to mind the work of Actress. The grumbling dub of "North To South" contrasts neatly with "Intermittent", in which rasping drum hits form the rhythmic pulse, allowing another ethereal vocal to float over the top. The second 12" takes on an even darker hue; with the raw drum hits of "Dark Details", terrifying drone of "Execution" and ghostly atmospherics of the title track rounding off this most stunning release.