I DES

Description

A quarter of a century since his self-inflicted coronation, and selfreleased debut solo album, Kenny Anderson DIY pop voyager, ancestral seaside home restorer, squeezebox lothario, Fife for lifer, diamond miner, hijacker of hearts, and the man also known as King Creosote has released over 100 records (at a relatively conservative guess), collaborated with the likes of Jon Hopkins, KT Tunstall, Beta Bands Lone Pigeon, and had his songs covered and performed by artists including Patti Smith and Simple Minds. Hes now got a new album, despite or perhaps because of it all. Its called I DES. I DES is a reference to King Creosotes key collaborator this time around multi-instrumentalist and co-producer Derek ONeill aka Des Lawson of Blantyre (2014s From Scotland With Love, 2016s Astronaut Meets Appleman). On I DES there are the previously released songs Susie Mullen and Walter de la Nightmare, as well as the 36-minute Drone In B#. The records kaleidoscopic musical terrain plots vibraphones, accordions, e-bows, samplers, ungulates, pipes, scratched records and wine glass-drones across its landscape. But theres common ground in the wonder of the synthesiser not to mention Andersons singular voice, and his roguish, roving, ever-evolving, gorgeous songs in the key of Fife. Its tempting to assign King Creosotes rekindled love for ambient and modular kicks to sublime co-conspirator Jon Hopkins (2007s Bombshell; 2011s Mercury Prize-shortlisted Diamond Mine), but more directly its down to seeing Nils Frahm live in Edinburgh; to an enduring fascination with loops (because were always going back); and to a book by David Stubbs. I started listening to drones and stuff again because I read Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany, he offers.

LP in printed inner sleeve with digital download card. Available to independent retailers on gold vinyl.

The 36-minute final track, Drone In B#, appears on the second disc of the CD, and as a digital download with the vinyl formats.