Fast Diagonal by El Hombre Trajeado
A stoutly democratic alliance featuring the acclaimed flamenco punk guitarist RM Hubbert and multi-instrumentalist Stevie Jones (Sound of Yell, Arab Strap), Glaswegian mutant-disco kings El Hombre Trajeado return after a decade's absence with the album 'Fast Diagonal': a firework display of irresistibly warped beats, basslines and bleary-eyed synth work gilded by appearances from guest vocalists Sue Tompkins (Life Without Buildings), Ela Orleans and Sao Paulo-based Chris Mack (James Orr Complex).
With beautifully intuitive artwork by award-winning, Glasgow based artist Toby Paterson, 'Fast Diagonal' is a triumph of abstract melodicism or, as producer Paul Savage commented in the studio: "like a math rock band doing the soundtrack to Gregory's Girl'.
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Tracklist
| 1. | Darkest Sea (feat. Ela Orleans) | 3:45 |
| 2. | Hearing Those Ears (feat. Chris Mack) | 3:17 |
| 3. | Drumlin | 4:44 |
| 4. | Do It Puritan! (feat. Sue Tompkins) | 4:06 |
| 5. | Talking Knots | 3:48 |
| 6. | Half Cab | 4:39 |
| 7. | Bare Bone Scree (feat. Chris Mack) | 3:50 |
| 8. | Doppelganger | 3:31 |
| 9. | Above and Below (feat. Ela Orleans) | 3:44 |
| 10. | Nettles | 4:03 |
