Cotton Wolf Release Debut Album, Life In Analogue

Cotton Wolf are the union of Welsh super producer Llion Robertson and classically-trained composer Seb Goldfinch. They release their debut nine-track album Life In Analogue  on 28th April through Cardiff label Bubblewrap Collective both digitally and on vinyl. This follows the critical success of their three remarkable EPs, Moxa, Cloud City and Catapelt. The pair’s return comes after two years of painstaking studio preparation.

With Life In Analogue, Cottonwolf have forged “a symphony to the conflicted love of man and machine absorbed by digitisation and a soundtrack to modern living. Actively resisting the threat of digital post-production techniques that risk deleting human presence from music entirely, Life In Analogue seeks to outlive modern trends by setting warm, human hands upon the cold levers of contemporary, electronic music.”

Cotton Wolf’s use of the Welsh language is unapologetic and ‘Lliwiau’ (translation: Colours) employs an entirely Welsh vocal, which settles in at centre stage. All around the breathless, yet commanding vocal are strokes of scant, flickering instrumentation that brings a sense of cavernous depth to the music and fully reveals the duo’s mastery of deft minimalism.

The title track, ‘Life In Analogue’ is warped, pulsing and riven with subtle motifs that denote it as a track central to the record. Familiar touch points exist in a simple, recurring eight-note melody, which could be lifted from a blueprint used by electro pop pioneers of the ‘70s and ‘80s, a vital element of what pushed machine music into the mainstream.

Have a listen for yourself here