New: Jordan Busson - Paperlight

Jordan Busson’s first appearance on these pages came several weeks ago; we reported on what were apparently his first uploads, a trio of unfinished demos of a sparsely classical persuasion, collectively known as ‘Swords’. Now ‘Coda’ has been renamed as ‘Paperlight’, expanded further in to the realms of sound art, and offered as a free download on Busson’s Sound Cloud. Best appreciated loud and in the early hours.

Jordan Busson - Paperlight (MP3)

I’m at Field Day London this weekend, but to keep you occupied until my review goes up next Saturday - here’s a few songs from the past week’s music.

DOWNLOAD MP3 OF SHOW / LISTEN TO RESONANCE

Firstly, in a vein which The Weeknd seem to have opened wide - that of haunting RnB with some very smoothly produced vocals, Young & Sick follow with an addictive hip-hop instrumental.

1. Young & Sick - Room 48 (MP3)

In a quirky and shimmering bout of avant-pop, Gauntlet Hair make their return this week with their new free download ‘Top Bunk’ from forthcoming debut album.

2. Gauntlet Hair - Top Bunk (MP3)

Milagres’ Here To Stay, from forthcoming album on Kill Rock Stars this September.

3. Milagres - Here To Stay (MP3)

Underground classical music from London based artist Jordan Busson, this is one of three tracks on his soundcloud page that are as of yet unfinished.

4. Jordan Busson - Three Of Swords (MP3)

Downtempo monochrome RnB from UK beatmaker Holy Other, out now on Triangle Records.

5. Holy Other - Know Where (MP3)

A label in equal stead, having emerged this year with Grimes & D’Eon is Hippos In Tanks, who present Austin, Texas band Sleep Over with Romantic Streams, from forthcoming LP ‘Forever’.

6. Sleep Over - Romantic Streams (MP3)

Introducing.. Jordan Busson

Stumbling across the Soundcloud page of South African born, London-based classical instrumentalist Jordan Busson, I couldn’t help but become immersed in his desolate, and as he informs me, as of yet unfinished, trio of arrangements. ‘Three Of Swords’, ‘Unearth’ and ‘Coda’ are all delicately positioned to the most convincing degree, ‘Three Of..’ opting to pierce with a sparse piano line some vague and formless whirr, ‘Unearth’ doing similar work but, crucially, by means of violin, trickling through a tremolo bass feedback in some of Busson’s most unsettling (or perhaps ‘Unearthing’) material. ‘Coda’ leaves such faltering sound-scapes relatively untouched, the occasional interruptive glitch and overpowering murmur of low-end providing a stark, filmic quality.

Three of Swords by jordanbusson Unearth by jordanbusson Coda by jordanbusson