Created in partnership with Sheffield songwriter wolf peaches, Cornwall’s Kerrier Collective return to Colour and Pitch with two brand new tracks: ‘Rotten Fingers’ and ‘Fake Silence’.
Slo-mo Deep House cut ‘Rotten Fingers’ was originally released by wolf peaches and producer Robin Grey as a downtempo song. As Ben Tidy puts it: “A real Sunday morning jam with great production from Robin.” After a chance meeting with Robin, Kerrier Collective got to work on the song bringing in regular collaborator Polly Meyrick on horns. “We wanted to make the Saturday night version of this Sunday morning Jam, so sped it up to a slow house tempo and got groovin’ with the drums. We were listening to a lot of Omar S’s slow crunky techno with 909 basslines and Nils Frahm’s subtle drops, and it seems we have paid homage to both of them in this track. This last section is really where Kerrier Collective and wolf peaches merge into one with Alfie’s strings, Polly’s horns and Ben’s synths sitting atop the vocals and chords. This was a real joy to work on. I hope you can feel how much we got into the track.”
Second track ‘Fake Silence’ takes a more delicate and minimal path, with lo-fi drums, heavy sub bass and ice-cold piano chords giving way to vocals and plucked violin and concertina flourishes. “When we received the vocals back from wolf peaches for what would become ‘Fake Silence,’ there were three long takes of ideas” says Ben. “So many good ideas, and lots of them. We treated the takes like you would sample material, taking a bit from here and a bit from there, editing together a new chorus and some ideas for a verse. Little did I know that I was whittling together a chorus subconsciously which was describing exactly what was going on in one of my relationships at the time.” “The yearning for authentic expression and mindful presence in wolf peaches’ vocals are themes which resonate strongly with all three of us” says Alfie. “So here we are, exploring the shortfall between language and emotions, as we probably all will, if we stop and listen.”
Listen to ‘Rotten Fingers’ here
Press release courtesy of Only Good Stuff
