The Melodica Sessions

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"Back in 2022, Ban Ban Ton Ton raved about George T’s then digital-only release, “Roll On, Kings Cross”. We described it as a “dynamite dose of poetry and digidub.” Likening the prose – which describes a train journey from the coast to the city – to Michael Smith and Joe Duggan, while comparing the production to Dennis Bovell’s remixes of Jarvis Cocker’s “Swanky Modes”, and The Sabres Of Paradise’s “Wilmot”. Melodica-led with a hefty post-punk flavour, its dub, which focuses on manipulating and morphing the bass-line, we called “hollowed out house.” These tracks have now been pressed to vinyl for the second release on new imprint Noetic Rhythm, where they’re joined by Leonidas’ “Great Northern” mix. Eschewing his usual futuristic ethno techno jacking, here he drops into roots reggae. Creating something more skanking, more stepping. An extended “discomix” showered in filtered, Mutron Bi-phased percussion, ghostly horns and peppered with the odd syndrum pop. Washes of sampled surf appropriately accompanying George informing us that “to the left there’s the sea.” The 12 also features, “Dr Doctor”, a fresh collaboration with Yas Mine, The singer / guitarist’s French vocals countering George’s Matt Johnson-esque delivery, and a John Barry / “Midnight Cowboy”-like melodica melody serenading the song’s slow, squelchy, electronic skanking. The dub, instead, showcasing Yas’ fine fretwork." BAN BAN TON TON review - "These tracks are massive! I love Roll On King's Cross the best" KAY SUZKI (Time Capsule) "I played the dub (Dub On, King's Cross) at a club in Oslo alongside some Maurizio and it sounded great. Bit of an oddball." Also played on NTS Radio and in Mixmag mix. JONNIE WILKES // OPTIMO "Really digging Mr Demure when he drops into dubwise" DR ROB // BAN BAN TON TON "Yes. Nice" NICK THE RECORD "Awesome" JONNY ROCK "I really like this EP... Love the Leonidas dub!" CEDRIC WOO (Beauty & The Beat, LDN) "Love the blend of Augustus P vibes with a post punk dub feel. Bingo!" DICKY TRISCO "I love it and will be playing" TREVOR FUNG (Ibiza Legend) "Yes this is dark but kinda friendly.... brilliant...It's like ghost town ...I love Leo's mix" FOR MANKIND (Pikes Ibiza) "Love the release and LOVE LOVE LOVE Dr Doctor!!!! Psyched to play this one out all weekend." ZILLAS ON ACID // James Weissinger (Philadelphia, US) "This is amazing. Dub on kings cross is a banger - really love this one" ARVEENE "Loving the Leonidas dub" ATEMI (Blackbush Orchestra / Abstrack) + PREVIOUSLY "Melodica heaven" JD TWITCH/OPTIMO (RIP) "I love this" IVAN SMAGGHE "It's hot!!" JONNY ROCK + plays/support from: DON LETTS (BBC 6Music) TOM RAVENSCROFT (BBC 6Music) HARRI (Sub Club) [f] Roll On, King's Cross [Leonidas' Great Northern Mix] 06:54 [g] Dr Doctor [Instrumental Mix] 03:25