Old Raves End vinyl

Old Raves End is the debut long player from Bristol based trio Swarms. Consisting of 11 intricately constructed and richly textured tracks, this is a remarkably assured debut. The album is Bristol through and through, owing a great debt to its musical heritage, with tracks like the symphonic "Time Lapse" evoking the expansive sounds of Portishead and Massive Attack, and the deep sub bass and sharp rolling garage rhythms of "Sterling" and "Bison" being reminiscent of Peverelist. Of course this isn't the only influence - the trio obviously has an ear for more contemporary sounds, with the deep sub bass and sharp rolling garage rhythms of "Sterling" and "Bison" reminiscent of Peverelist, and the eerie use of vocals in "T-1000" brings to mind Burial. But this is most decidedly not a dance album, instead begging to be listened to headphones to truly appreciate the delicate nuances of their finely crafted organic sound.