{"product_id":"pruning","title":"Pruning","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn his Discrepant debut memotone aka Bristolian Will Yates collects some unreleased recordings under a most aptly titled name - \u003ci\u003ePruning\u003c\/i\u003e - following a healthy stream of releases for such esteemed labels as Black Acre, The Trilogy Tapes or Soda Gong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidering the process of pruning as a practice of selective removal, the album takes its name at face value never falling into a mere collection of tossed off material or random B-side assemblage, making it a cohesive listen throughout its disparate timeframe and evasions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA statement about memotone's vision itself, \u003ci\u003ePruning\u003c\/i\u003e veers closer to his Fourth World\/ECM\/Exotica meets Sci-fi transmutations in alignment with what would be expected from a memotone release on Discrepant. 'Moss Zone' briefly sets the tone with a warm but queasy synth bedsheet that flows into the 'Weird Figures' cyber-jungle, all small twinkling percussions and rainforest pads slowly rising. 'Riders' brings the synth-flute to an early Warp meets John Hassell's 'City: Works of Fiction' scenario that pops up again in more disrupted form on 'Wisdom [MOTHER]'. 'Not What I Thought's skewed tropical guitar gets going on lo-fi percussion and dissonant synth chords while 'Jim Starling and The Inverse Church' bring to mind 'Autoditacker' era Mouse on Mars going jazz-fusion. Or what we should expect from their Smalltown Supersound stint. 'Beach Scene' is exactly it, as the sun sets into 'Come In [Don't Mind the Ghost]' Summer night's stars with all the allure of Stereolab. Alluring, that's exactly it. Do come in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Discrepant","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51188610629963,"sku":"2242650","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CREP93_f8761510_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1738364830","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/pruning","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}