Hoo (Holton's Opulent Oog) Centipede Wisdom

Black Hearted Brother synth-man & song-writer Nick Holton and Ex-Slowdive's Ian McCutcheon lead out their new band HOO. Rich analogue textures and guitar drones star on free form synth experiments reverse fitted to psychedelic songs imbibed with a dusty Englishness all of its own. Often humming along to a pop-friendly electronic pulse yet free of conventional song structure, giving a floating quality, always in motion. Other musicians present include sonic blue blood Neil Halstead (Slowdive) on his Roland Juno, Kevin Wells on dirty rhythm guitar & lastly the great Oxford songwriter Robin Bennett on flute. Mostly recorded in HOO's chapel-like studio in Wallingford, full of 1/2" tape & analogue echo units. Centipede Wisdom offers a complex array of feelings and settings, but it flows together and feels complete although changing over the sides. Throughout, is a skewed sense of wonder and playful exploration with genuine political bite hidden in the tall grass.