Alps 2 / Simona Drive The Burnt EP

Simona Drive and Alps 2 are outfits with pedigree: as performers, Simona Drive have toured with Maribou State; as individuals, Alps 2 and Simona Drive have released on 2020 Vision and Fatboy Slim's Southern Fried Records. And as a collective, they've launched Selby Sounds, receiving support from Radio 6 Music. Now, Ad Hoc Records proudly presents Simona Drive and Alps 2 on The Burnt EP, alongside Manchester legend, Goddard, on remix duties. The Burnt EP is a showcase of ambient mastery - a wistful folktronic collage akin to the mellower stylings of Four Tet, Seb Wildblood and Ross From Friends. Listen for an eternally poised array of mesmeric shuffles and eclectic vocal chops that hint at its creators' genre-skipping technical expertise. Slipping between states of rhythmic formality Duck Tape) and freeform soundscapes Empting), The Burnt EP vibrates on multiple levels. Threads of hip hop and lo-fi house Burnt) embroider the tracklisting, uncovering a finessed sound that is at once both mellowed and full of intent.