London-based producer Guy Andrews is renowned for creating textural electronic music, combining influences from post-rock, techno, ambient and afrobeat. After releasing on Hemlock, Hotflush and Pennyroyal, scoring for photographer Nadav Kander, and remixing Massive Attacks Robert Del Naja, he makes his Houndstooth debut with In Autumn Arm’. On the title track, a simple guitar melody falls melancholically over a bed of synth loops and string ensemble, while snares and thundering drums meld with distortion to heighten the tension. Let Your Shadow Decide is the A-sides darker, downbeat counterpart, opening with tremolo strings and a weighty bass-line, while emphatic drums build toward the tracks climax. Although seemingly disparate, Guys use of wall-of-sound noise and softer strings is skilfully mixed, carried forward by the stark guitar lead.
