Holy Strays: “Phrenesia”.
June 9, 2011, 0 comments
Long-standing readers of this blog will know that I’ve been a huge fan of Sebastien Forrester’s work ever since the Parisian released his debut cassette Hyperion under his moniker Holy Strays last year on Not Not Fun (#27 of my top 30 albums of 2010).
It’s been quite a while, in fact due to a terrible computer crash last year which led to the loss of almost all sound files that constituted the nearly finished recordings for a second, ten-track EP, but now Forrester is finally back with another release on Not Not Fun. The LA imprint is about to drop the Enlightenment b/w Phrenesia 7 inch (that’s the colorful cover art above), and both tracks mark a stunning leap forward for the young artist. While a-side Enlightenment is another heavy psych banger, slowly meandering through sticky tropical soundscapes, even displaying Forrester’s deep and eerie voice, Phrenesia (already familiar territory for those who grabbed the incredible Beko DSL x La Station Radar compilation in January) is a terrific, dark and glamorous dance floor tune, based on some excellent, thriving beat patterns and a killer synth bassline.
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Speaking of the lost files, Forrester was able to save exactly two of those tracks that were supposed to compose the second Holy Strays EP. This Monday, these tunes were released as part of the digital split single with fellow French tropicalist Vincent Caylet aka Cankun via Beko DSL. Listen to one of those “old beats from last summer” (Forrester) below, and be sure to head over here to cop the whole, highly recommended thing.
