I was born by the sea (The remixes)
Teresa Winter, Space Afrika, Rainy Miller, Fila Brazilia, MOBBS, Aho Ssan and more remix Richie Culver's exceptional debut album of dank, observant poetry and drizzly concrète ambience...
Renowned for his off-the-cuff visual artworks - often piss-funny but cutting epithets scrawled on walls or discarded mattresses - which have famously been used by Drake, Richie Culver made the transition to music with cultish results on a 2021 split with Blackhaine, followed by one of 2022’s albums of the year, ‘I was Born By The Sea’. That album now returns in tatters, remixed eight different ways by artists from his native North of England and beyond who connect with its musical and literary substance from various oblique, familiar and uncanny angles.
The remix process proved revelatory as Richie, who was already familiar with Teresa Winter’s music, realised she hailed from the same stretch of faraway Yorkshire/Humberside coastline. Teresa’s remix is a clear standout, uniquely eliding her between-worlds Bridlingtonian perspective with his Withernsea gaze in a take on ‘Nervous Energy’ that feels like they’re haunting the same noumenal space - a derelict transitional zone on the North Sea coast, which we can only wish they explore much further in future. Also from his native Humberside, ‘90s/‘00s chill out act Fila Brazilia stand in stark contrast with a groggy downbeat slant on the title track that exemplifies the set’s unusual range and roots.
We also have to flag up Rainy Miller’s dare-to-differ drill rework of ‘Daytime TV’ as a big highlight, and also Morgane Polanski’s for her transposition of the title tune into dreamlike french sound poetry, and the way Space Afrika’s take on ‘Hard to Get to Know You’ feels as though its been dragged across the country. Keener followers will also be stoked to hear its exclusive bonus, with Richie’s gonzo voice notes set to nithered classical keys in ‘Dream About Yourself’.
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Teresa Winter, Space Afrika, Rainy Miller, Fila Brazilia, MOBBS, Aho Ssan and more remix Richie Culver's exceptional debut album of dank, observant poetry and drizzly concrète ambience...
Renowned for his off-the-cuff visual artworks - often piss-funny but cutting epithets scrawled on walls or discarded mattresses - which have famously been used by Drake, Richie Culver made the transition to music with cultish results on a 2021 split with Blackhaine, followed by one of 2022’s albums of the year, ‘I was Born By The Sea’. That album now returns in tatters, remixed eight different ways by artists from his native North of England and beyond who connect with its musical and literary substance from various oblique, familiar and uncanny angles.
The remix process proved revelatory as Richie, who was already familiar with Teresa Winter’s music, realised she hailed from the same stretch of faraway Yorkshire/Humberside coastline. Teresa’s remix is a clear standout, uniquely eliding her between-worlds Bridlingtonian perspective with his Withernsea gaze in a take on ‘Nervous Energy’ that feels like they’re haunting the same noumenal space - a derelict transitional zone on the North Sea coast, which we can only wish they explore much further in future. Also from his native Humberside, ‘90s/‘00s chill out act Fila Brazilia stand in stark contrast with a groggy downbeat slant on the title track that exemplifies the set’s unusual range and roots.
We also have to flag up Rainy Miller’s dare-to-differ drill rework of ‘Daytime TV’ as a big highlight, and also Morgane Polanski’s for her transposition of the title tune into dreamlike french sound poetry, and the way Space Afrika’s take on ‘Hard to Get to Know You’ feels as though its been dragged across the country. Keener followers will also be stoked to hear its exclusive bonus, with Richie’s gonzo voice notes set to nithered classical keys in ‘Dream About Yourself’.