NEW SIGNING: Shift Work produce Document II

Two lads from small towns in the south of England, Mark Harris and Johnny Rivo, are the latest additions to the Houndstooth team as Shift Work.

Having previously released on JD Twitch’s Glasgow label Optimo Music, they debut on Houndstooth with ‘Document II’, an EP developed from live jams on outboard analogue gear. ‘Abandoned Hands’ is lean and raw, an angular bassline and indecipherable vox punctuating the relentless 4/4 kick drum and pattering percussion. ‘SBFM’ is fuller-bodied, with the modulating bassline taking centre stage, draped in loose synths and topped with a deadpan vocal refrain. The duo invited remixes from their associates, and the results are impressive, with DVA Damas dialling down the tempo and stripping back ‘Abandoned Hands’ further still, whilst Factory Floor return to remix duty on Houndstooth with a typically subtle yet infectious building take on 'SBFM'.

Watch the official video below for 'SBFM' (created by FUSSOFF). 

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