Setting Sun

Whitelands are a four piece signed to Sonic Cathedral whose releases are always worth looking out for. This came out at the end of June, a 10" single on orange vinyl with three remixes, two by AR Kane and one by howdogirlssleep (Michael Adelaja). The AR Kane remixes are dubby affairs, dub bass and FX, voices echoing into infinity and isolated guitar parts. The shorter of the pair is Setting Sun (Initiation Dub), a track that plays havoc with the speakers in my car- at two minutes fifteen a wobbly, tremelo guitar riff kicks in, AR Kane's dreampop/ shoegaze sound perfected. Experimental music that comes at the listener through a haze, beautifully produced and with a serious bottom end.  

The EP can be bought at Bandcamp- all three remixes are worth checking out, the AR Kane pair especially so. Michael Adelaja's remix marries shoegaze with drum 'n' bass, successfully. AR Kane are about to have their trio of late 80s/ early 90s albums re- issued, 69, ''i'' and New Clear Drop, all three scheduled for an early September release, and I'll come back to them and those three albums nearer the time.