ARAB STRAP - Philophobia DLP Spiritual Jazz

ARAB STRAP - Philophobia DLP Spiritual JazzTwenty one years after its initial release, Arab Straps second album Philophobia is reissued on vinyl, having been out of print for twenty years. Philophobia was recorded on the outskirts of Glasgow in the early incarnation of CHEM19 Studios with engineer producer Paul Savage & at Cava Studios in Glasgow with engineer Geoff Allan. Initially released in 1998, it was the follow up to the bands 1996 debut The Week Never Starts Round Here. Instrumentally

an instrument that he made himself

they are special

Uroš Šećerov…)

existence itself is a political act

Listen through headphones on decent equipment and the subtle changes are apparent

Born from the wish to merge their wildly varying tastes in music

a piano performance

and the renowned masterpiece Grey Skies / Blurred 7” single

energetic sonic space between joyful hooks

Percussion

Blending jam-oriented progressive rock with folk and jazz flavours

Decomposing abstract rock anthems stretch out alongside primitive beat-boxing