- Title:The Long Way Home EP
- Release Date:10 May 24
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- Cat no:AT0196
2024 sees Lines of Silence open new vistas and explore new creative possibilities, not just in terms of its musical output, but also the band’s line-up.
Lines of Silence are a kosmische / krautrock referencing band hailing from Todmorden, West Yorkshire by way of South East London and Manchester. Formed in 2020 as a side project for David Little, Lines of Silence subsequently expanded into a loose collective of like-minded musicians, often playing improvised live sets with an ever-shifting line-up.
Lines of Silence’s 2024 incarnation is centred around a core duo of Todmorden’s David Little and Manchester’s Dave Clarkson, with live visuals supplied by John Bonner and Adrian Ball.
The first fruits of Lines of Silence’s reinvention can be heard on new single The Long Way Home, the title track of their forthcoming third album. The single features an exultant part-remix / part-edit version of the track courtesy of FaUSt’s Amaury Cambuzat.
“The original drumless mix of The Long Way Home was shared with Amaury, who many will know for his work with Ulan Bator and Kraut-legends FaUSt,” says David. “Adding a driving motorik beat, percussion, additional synths and Ebowed guitar, Amaury’s contribution perfectly completed our vision for a track influenced by classic Krautrock such as Neu!, Harmonia and Can while still feeling fresh, energised and contemporary.”
David and Dave were so enamoured with the magic Cambuzat had worked on the track that they felt it deserved a place on the single, which will also feature the original edit of The Long Way Home, alongside another new song entitled Black Box Theme.
Speaking on the inspiration for the title track itself, David reveals, “Sometimes it takes a long time to get home, literally or figuratively. The Long Way Home is a celebration of the twists and turns of that journey, the wrong turns and false starts as well as the joy in reaching the destination.”