First release BIRK.001 was released as a cassette. A compilation covering a wide spectrum of electronic music from beats-led bass music to ambient soundscapes. As well as maintaining a constant standard of quality, each track seemed to compliment the next, all fitting elegantly alongside each other on the reel.
Now we recieve the offerings from 'Birkhouse Recordings' latest creation. On arriving at their website you would be greeted with a beautifully shot live session with the label. The track is 'Twists' by a collective under the name Leopold who featured their track 'Pterodactyl' on BIRK.001. The three members under the monikers 'Shay', 'Blue Cube' and 'Inverchoulin' also donated tracks of their own to the first compilation.
'Twists' is an intriguing creation managing to rest both in a distinct delicacy and agressive sound. Layers of glitching sonics resonate throughout the track, rising and falling to hushed whispers of chimes. At times, as a more barbaric description, it sounds almost like Sigur Rós on acid. An almost ethereal sound that you wouldn't expect to find from three gents huddled around laptops and samplers. The sessions video highlights the beautiful symbiosis from the three headed beast that is Leopold and the fantastic growl it makes.
Birkhouse themselves describe the track better as "formed out of a constellation of astral synths and melancholy drones, chased by a discombobulated drum pattern striving to capture it’s surrounding frequencies".
It's up to your own interpretation anyway. The session video acts as a preview to BIRK.002, the first side of which is the rest of this live session from Leopold. The second side is an ambient piece from Bristol-based producer 'Hecia' entitled 'Decisions'.
To stay up to date with releases from Birkhouse Recordings visit their site. Watch their live session video with Leopold performing 'Twists' below. If you enjoy it maybe pick up a copy of BIRK.002 or even BIRK.001.