SLUG LP 2x12"

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Product Info: BICEP announce their long-awaited third studio album ‘SLUG’, out January 29th 2027 on Ninja Tune. Its 18 tracks move between rave, breakbeat, vocal-led material and ambient soundscapes, spanning the full breadth of BICEP’s sonic DNA. ‘SLUG’ is firmly rooted in the unmistakable BICEP sound, while also seeing the duo broaden their musical palette, pushing familiar DNA into new territory. The list of artists featured across ‘SLUG’ is their most expansive to date, and includes Clark, Eartheater, Lauren Duffus, George Riley, SOARR, Saskia, Kehina, KUČKA, Sassy 009, Rowena Fysx, Julia Kent and Zosia Jagodzinska. The album’s title was inspired by the stark contrast between the land slug most people immediately picture and the extraordinary colours and shapes of their underwater counterparts. At the heart of ‘SLUG’ is an invitation to look beyond first impressions. That sense of duality shapes the writing and production. Clean drum patterns were distorted; pristine vocals pushed through analogue processing; soft synths placed against rougher textures. Long-standing BICEP hallmarks of melancholy, euphoria and emotional resonance were pushed further. As BICEP explain: “It’s about putting conflicting feelings together because they become bigger and richer next to each other.” After stepping away from the road, BICEP immersed themselves in their archive, returning to old demos and techniques they had experimented with 10 or 15 years earlier. They began reassessing what they considered fundamental to the BICEP sound. In a new studio with a custom vocal booth, they developed the tracks alongside their collaborators, with songs often ending up somewhere very different from where they began. ‘SLUG’ is a record intended to reveal itself differently depending on when, where and how it is heard, offering new details with repeated listening. SIDE A