Paul Haig - Red Rocks/UW2B - 8/10
After several years seemingly hiding away, electro-pop's cruelly forgotten son has once again edged a few boundaries with this double 'a' side single. Issued as a pre-cursor to his forthcoming Kube album on ROL (his first since 2009's Relive), Red Rocks is a twitchy off-kilter effort that sounds like it's running for a train, while UW2B is a deep-grooved trap-bass workout that's minimal lyrically but jam-packed with stop-start riddims that recall his Cinematique and Coincidence vs Fate eras. Chopped-up soundbites, intricate beats and trademark melodies? Welcome back Mr Haig, we've been expecting you. And, by the way - Kube will be reviewed on this site soon.
Meanwhile, here's the promo film for lead track U2WB...
After several years seemingly hiding away, electro-pop's cruelly forgotten son has once again edged a few boundaries with this double 'a' side single. Issued as a pre-cursor to his forthcoming Kube album on ROL (his first since 2009's Relive), Red Rocks is a twitchy off-kilter effort that sounds like it's running for a train, while UW2B is a deep-grooved trap-bass workout that's minimal lyrically but jam-packed with stop-start riddims that recall his Cinematique and Coincidence vs Fate eras. Chopped-up soundbites, intricate beats and trademark melodies? Welcome back Mr Haig, we've been expecting you. And, by the way - Kube will be reviewed on this site soon.
Meanwhile, here's the promo film for lead track U2WB...