Gabe Gurnsey (factory floor)
physical
PHANTASY SOUND
the factory floor co-founder’s solo record sees him travel far beyond his comfort zone, relishing the chance to stretch his creative exploits into warmer, more pop orientated terrains.
his new sound is a 21st Century take on muscular electro, Balearic synth pop, EBM, proto-Hacienda militant funk, early Chicago house and minimal, Neptunes-referencing. Gurnsey notes “I wanted to explore the more celebratory sound of dance music… I didn’t want to make a hostile record”. he takes the addictive pop gloom of bands like a certain ratio and talking heads and gives them a thoroughly modern update, expanding that sound into an entirely new beast. “’physical’ shares a few traits with gurnsey’s parent band – electro funkiness, a certain hydrochloric intensity – but its breadth is pleasing, aiming for something more hooky than factory floor’s typical brief” 8/10 – uncut.
Tracklist
- Ultra Clear Sound
- You Can
- Temazzy
- Harder Rhythm
- Sweet Heat
- New Kind
- Heavy Rubber
- In States
- I Get
- Version
- Eyes Over
- AM Crystal
- Night Track
- The Last Channel