Submotion Orchestra - Five Points [12 EP]

Cat. no: SMO010EP
Format: 12EP
Barcode: 5056032389144
Release Date: 25 Oct 2024
Genre: Electronic

6 years after their last album, fan favourite Kites, Submotion Orchestra make their long-awaited return with the remarkable Five Points EP

Recorded over a period of two months at band member Taz Modi's new studio in the Sussex countryside, it sees the band plough a path through electronica, jazz, soul and ambient in their own singular way. After a period of time spent looking back at their oeuvre, with the release of two Unplugged collections as well as classic debut album Finest Hour on vinyl for the frst time, the refreshed, slightly older and wiser band set their sights frmly ahead, and the result is music that sounds like nothing they've done before.

Whilst featuring the uniquely fragile voice of Ruby Wood and the live instrumentation that has been their calling card in the electronic world for so long, the EP also delves into rhythms, soundscapes and effects that push their recognisable sound as far as it can go, and acts as the perfect taster for the forthcoming album that the band are currently recording.

Created as a seamless listening experience, the EP opens with the evocative and  atmospheric 'Start Point', as dreamlike synths and brass mix with wordless harmonies straight from the heavens. 'Hope' continues the mood, warm analogue synth patterns combining with fragmented vocals on a persistent build-up to an emotional climax. Lead single 'Side One' cheekily nods to Submotion classic 'All Yours', before moving into newer territory, where Ruby Wood's vocals slowly become distorted and twisted, the perfect backdrop for this story about the loss of hope. Flowing joinlessly into its mirror image 'Side Two', we see the instrumental prowess of Submotion Orchestra which has so long been their defning characteristic in full fow. Finally, 'End Point' brings the EP to a moving and wistful climax, telling a tale of the wisdom that can only come after bitter  experience.

Reviews in Guardian, Independent, Times, Financial Times, Metro, Mojo, Q, Clash
UK tour November in support of EP, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol and headline show for London Jazz festival at Village Underground.
Festivals including headline Secret Garden Party, Outlook, Soundwave, Royal Albert Hall...
Instagram 13k, Spotify 80k followers/150k monthly listeners, playlists incl.  Ibiza Sunset, Majestic Casual, New Music Fridays
Live sessions for BBC Radio 1, 2, regular plays on 6Music.

Tracks: Start Point / Side One / Side Two / Hope / End Point