Following his rare live performance last summer at our “Campfire Headphase” stage at Farr Festival 2018 – Indole Records have announced their first release in over 3 years, from label boss, Jimmy Billingham aka HOLOVR.
‘Worlding’ is Jimmy’s debut release under his own name, following a string of well-received records as HOLOVR over the past few years on Likemind, Firecracker Recordings, Emotional Response and Opal Tapes.
“After spending a while finding his feet after a studio reconfiguration and house move, this album was recorded intensively over a 2 month period. The new set-up allowed Jimmy to quickly capture ideas and atmospheres, working mainly with processed synthesisers, modular equipment and field recordings. The result is a varied collection of tracks – primarily beatless, heavily textured and deeply emotional.
In many ways, it’s a return to the ambient drone style that Jimmy cut his teeth with as Tidal, Venn Rain and others during the early part of the decade. Though it’s less lo-fi, with several years’ production experience and gear upgrades under his belt, there remains a distance at play – an after-the-factness like glowing embers, an out-of-placeness like voices in an adjacent room – that is integral to the evocative quality of the music. This movement away from grid-based production and towards a looser, more freeform and spontaneous process has provided Jimmy with a renewed clarity of vision and sense of purpose.”
‘Worldling’ is out now as a limited cut vinyl (edition of 20) format. Order a copy from Bandcamp.
TRACKLIST
1. Come to Me
2. Sils Mbn
3. Remote Viewer
4. Hold
5. And Ore
6. Tiled Horizon
7. The Future Isn’t What it Was
8. Archetype 1
9. Descender
10. Henotic Veil
Discover more about Jimmy Billingham and Indole Records on Inverted Audio.