Son of Philip Plastic Borough Vinyl LP 2024

1. One More Snus feat. Ylva Gronlund
2. Messom
3. Dulwich Architect
4. En Marsh feat. Ylva Gronlund
5. Plastic Borough feat. Matthew Farrell
6. Infinity feat. Ylva Gronlund
7. Dream Rebellion

Running Circle Records present 'Plastic Borough' the first full length release from Son of Philip, an elegant, transportative and beguiling listen.

"It's somewhere between broken and beautiful. Organic and synthetic. A beautiful struggle in some ways. Recorded mostly in my old studio in Nottingham and pieced together since. It's a collection of music created without any real concept or direction - just what felt right at the time, whilst not really thinking about it too much. I guess this makes it a true reflection of my influences and music that's inspired me over the years. I love just getting lost in hypnotic loops and sequences, but finding subtle ways to keep things moving - this album is that in a nutshell."

Complementing three of the EP's tracks (including the mesmerising first single 'Infinity') 'are the eerie and beautiful vocals of Swedish singer Ylva Gronlund. On the EP's title track, Tom is also joined by Matthew Farrell on viola da gamba (a 15th century cello), adding a majestic and cinematic undercurrent to the proceedings. The two met when working together on an opera performance with Marinella Phillips and Alex Norton back in 2021.

Throughout this heady and engaging record hypnotic, grainy textures and analogue warmth cast a heavy cloak over a sea of shifting sonics beneath. Beautifully melding fragmented synths against swirling clouds of particles, twisting and contorted sounds permeate the haze in an alluring and intoxicating blend.