KING BISCUIT TIME’s politically-charged anthem CIAM15 released last autumn heralded the start of a new chapter for ex-Beta Band front man Steve Mason. Embracing a myriad of musical styles and influences – dance hall, hip hop, psychedelia, electronica – it gave a taste of where Mason was headed in the new millennium.
Now, in post-Beta-world, things have got weird again and Mason is back with a new single Kwangchow, released on April 24th. Here, amidst the spacey prettiness and sublime grooves of Kwangchow, Mason tells a plaintive tale of “melting metal hearts” in a never-ending quest for love.
Kwangchow is available on cd and 7″ from April 24th on No Style, Mason’s independent label in collaboration with Alan McGee. Both formats feature an additional track, Tears Dry – unavailable elsewhere – with the cd also featuring two mixes of Kwangchow, the Primal Scream-esque Doctors Of Love mix, all piano, bongos, riffs and shakers and the stripped down, hypnotic beats of the Suicide Dogz mix.
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