Iceboy Violet Nueen – You Said Youd Hold My Hand Through The Fire

Description

This collaboration between Spanish producer Nueen and Manc vocalist / rapper Iceboy Violet – who has previously sprinkled their magic dust across Hyperdub releases from aya and Loraine James – traces the arc of a four year relationship, memorialising its highs and documenting its lows, processing, reflecting, and then ending with the ecstatic spark of new love. Its a magical, intimate and heartfelt album, sometimes anguished but often enchanting. Nueen’s music responds with foggy, but richly detailed, production. Smudgy drill-laced beats contrast with curdled, spiralling chords, at times drawing out a malevolent ambience. You Said You’d Hold My Hand Through The Fire is an immensely affecting and lucid album, powerfully wrought, ultimately hopeful.