Shadows In Blue by Hodge
Two years in the making, Bristol artist Jake Martin, aka Hodge, has finally released his debut album: Shadows in Blue on Houndstooth.
Since 2011 he's been releasing music on a range of outposts including Berceuse Heroique, Livity Sound and Peder Mannerfelt, his sound constantly developing and maturing as he jumped between labels, comfortably switching between various strains of Dubstep and tribal Techno. By 2016's Body Drive EP his experimental endeavours clearly signalled his intended direction.
Shadows in Blue, like any debut album from an artist armed only with EP releases, is an artist truly finding his inner purpose, comfortably not involving any kick drums in his repetoire. Devoid of bangers, it's a pleasantly captivating listen.
As rich and textured as anything that has gone before it, the album is a ten-track journey inspired by nature and process, as listeners are led through new growth and back into the dark, night-time spaces where passion serves purpose.
Houndstooth