Hyetal and Maiovvi announce new collaborative project, Votives.

Individually recognised as outsider innovators in their respective fields, the pair have converged to unleash a self titled record that stands as a testament to their shared reverence for vintage synths and drum machines, alongside futuristic, digital sound design and experimental processing. Working between London and New England, USA, the duo have bridged the physical gap, concocting a distinct sound that retains traces of the musical soil of Bristol, where they originally met, and merges retro-futurism with the cutting edge.

First single, Possessor, sets the scene – warm, cinematic analogue textures underpin the mechanical pummelling of the relentless rhythm section. Imagine Vangelis working on a Detroit assembly line in the 80s and you’re halfway to realising the joyous industrial glee of Votives. The EP focus track Plexor is a masterclass in tension, emerging and slowly building from a ominous atmosphere. The boys layer instrument after instrument in this arrangement, constructing an understated mammoth of a track that is going to be a staple of many a dark, sweaty, late-night dance floor.

Fruits is the second EP precursor, dropping as a single in early September. More fabricated, atonal clangs and whooshes assault the senses, before the idiosyncratic thwack of the Votives kick-drum thumps you over the noggin, demanding that you twist and contort your torso in-time. Electronic Body Music, indeed.

The first single from the Votives EP, Possessor, is available today on all streaming platforms – here. You can also pre-order the limited edition CDs starting today – here.

The Votives EP will be available exclusively on BandCamp and Beatport from September 17th and everywhere on October 1st.