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Simon Scott makes another artistic shift on his upcoming album. His name is most often associated with shoegaze gods Slowdive with whom he recorded two defining albums - Just For a Day and Souvlaki – and afterwards left. Then came more than a decade of silence which was followed by abstract ambient-drone solo debut Navigare (Miasmah) which documented his departure from former drummer job and found Scott painting hallucinogenic blots with his reverberated guitar and bass. Some short releases came later: more ambient EP Nivali;, lullaby-oriented Silenne composed for falling asleep; and unexpected limited vinyl Depart, Reveal where he unveiled his singer-songwriter talent.

Darkness and shades have always been an inherent part of his music as well as never-ending need for re-invention. Now we find Scott embracing Miasmah again and following the suit of obscurely existentialist artists such as Kreng or Kaboom Karavan. Black-humour seems to be the most prominent influence for the concept of his second full-length named Bunny (out on October 7th). See the cover, hear the doom-jazz flavoured groove, experience the layers of massive dizziness. That’s what Radiances, the first song from Bunny, sounds like. Even though this looks like what he did on Navigare, what you hear is quite different. Heavy drums with a shoegazing guitar and drowned vocals bring to mind early 90s music while the epic, relentless nature of Radiances pushes the song even further. Where My Bloody Valentine or Ride would switch to another song, Simon Scott is evolving his echoing guitar agony into extreme, untouchable obscurity. Radiances is a heavy piece of music which won’t let you sleep; it’ll haunt you like the eerie cloudy bunny. But still, it’s just in your mind.