Francesco Belfiore & Alex Tea True Love Never Did Run EP

VINYL ONLY, LTD 150 COPIES, NO REPRESS.'True Love Never Did Run,' it stood its ground. It fought. It tried to hold on, but in the end…? There were bitter tears, and loveliness all rolled into one. For romance is the glamour that turns the day's dust into shimmering golden haze. Dreamy night owls and deep end lovers this one's for you: STB crafts more shapely analogue tones in this four-track soliloquy to the night from label head Francesco Belfiore and Rome-based upstart Alex Tea. On the A-side: "In Full View" opens the EP with cool pads and warm jazz touches in this sultry dance floor stirrer before shifting up into "Deeply Union" with scopey bass, blips and an itchier tempo. Then on flip: "One Minute Too Late" soaks chugging house in dub timbres, and wraps it round poignant keys to deliver the EP's bittersweet conclusion. "Sweet Revenge" closes with just that; complete with a platter of audio-weirdness to keep all you sound aficionados piqued and guessing.