Moritz von Oswald Trio - 'Horizontal Structures' by Will Bankhead

Link: The Trilogy Tapes
Link: Honest Jons

The latest episode in the riveting Will Bankhead for Honest Jons saga. "Out soon".

Moritz von Oswald Trio - 'Restructure 2'

Link: Honest Jons

With a restrained design by Will Bankhead (for the always excellent Honest Jons label), the famously Basic Channel-linked Moritz van Oswald Trio has its 'Restructure 2' currently available. Additionally, there's a rework by Mala on the B-side.

"This new stepper swells out of thin air like a monstrous child of Krautrock. Immense and minimal, twelve minutes of propulsive groove is overlain with the blues abstraction of Tikiman's guitar, the swing and effects of Marc Muellbauer's double bass, Delay's digressive steel percussion, and the otherworldly keys of Loderbauer and von Oswald.

With characteristic intensity, Mala's rebuild ratchets up the drama and dread. A mounting barrage of bleeps rains down on a vicious, clopping drum pattern and red-alert synths, with transfixing bass."
Boomkat

Mala is of course integral to, dubstep doyens, Digital Mystikz whose 2010 Return II Space album also featured some pretty elegant artwork.

Doldrums

I've been an admirer of Will Bankhead's work since he was paired up with Ben Drury to produce visual work for Mo Wax. More recently I've been impressed with his solo-created sleeves for Pariah and Honest Jons.

Now there are his designs for Joy Orbison's Doldrums label which might be ignored due to the low key look but, for me, that's what makes them so appealing. Admittedly, I love the whole utilitarian approach often involved with underground club records and the hand-stamped information continues that tradition. The minimal text, while also nice from an aesthetic point of view, reflects the whole upfront and non-mainstream aspects usually associated with 'the white label'. Evidently, it's a label that knows its market.

T++

Link: T++ - Wireless [12" VINYL]

More great work from Will Bankhead for Honest Jons.