Untold - Black Light Spiral

Hemlock Recordings will release Black Light Spiral on February 24th, 2014.

Though initial news of the record was first announced back in November, the artwork and tracklist have now been revealed. Black Light Spiral was recorded over a week in London last summer. "I just threw it down really fast before breaking down my studio as I was moving," the producer, real name Jack Dunning, told RA. "[The album] is based on notes I'd written in 2012 and the concepts were already fully formed, so it was just a case of getting onto a good workflow."

Black Light Spiral's raucous sound delves deeper into the influences Untold has explored in previous singles, from jungle and dubstep to techno and hardcore. In the coming months Dunning will embark on a tour in support of the LP, with live visuals provided by Current Current. In the meantime, you can stream one of the album's tracks, "Drop It On The One," over at the Hemlock SoundCloud page. We spoke with Dunning via email this week to find out more about the record and his plans for 2014:

Tracklist

01. 5 Wheels
02. Drop It On The One
03. Sing A Love Song
04. Doubles
05. Wet Wool
06. Strange Dreams
07. Hobthrush
08. Ion

Your debut album will arrive after six years of putting out singles and EPs. Why now?

I've eaten all the snacks and now it's time for supper.

Is there a particular kind of mood or energy you're trying to convey on this record?

I wanted to create an artifact that felt freshly unearthed.

The LP is coming out on your own label, Hemlock. Did you have a sounding board for the album, someone you sought advice from before putting it out there?

There was very little discussion actually, we had the tracks and they sounded like they wanted to be on Hemlock. We had a clear schedule and were ready to put out something more ambitious.

What else have you got in the works for 2014?

I'll be touring the album with live visuals from Current Current, as well as some experimental modular synth performances with the London Modular Alliance, the first of which will be at the V&A Museum in London on January 31st.

I'm keen. I like this guy's music, it sounds fresh and funky to me.

Preorder up on bleep: https://bleep.com/release/49187-untold-black-lights-spiral

yeah interested by this, loved his first few eps then he seemed to go a bit too house/techno and lost his edge. Sounds like his gone back to his grimey sound so could be good

I love Untold, I will be checking this out.

Yeah, me too. I absolutely dig everything that guy has ever released.

In the meantime a new interview:

http://www.factmag.com/2014/02/12/black-light-black-heat-untold-on-his-head-spinning-debut-album/

  On 2/12/2014 at 3:00 PM, eclipsis said:

In the meantime a new interview:

http://www.factmag.com/2014/02/12/black-light-black-heat-untold-on-his-head-spinning-debut-album/

That interview made me buy this on vinyl. Damn.

I'll be checking it out

though Last thing I heard as the Stereo Freeze 12", which was some time ago

Yeah the interview is very sympathic.

Good for Untold to have the balls to try new stuff out all the time. The preview tracks do nothing for me but probably because im pre-occupied what to expect...

http://www.factmag.com/2014/02/17/little-things-like-that-15-reasons-we-should-be-hailing-untold-as-our-king/

Intrigued by this. liking that first sample track alot

2nd preview track sounds liking someone fuckign about

I actually really like the techno stuff he's done. Super fresh and unique production.

Pitchfork is streaming the album now if anyone wants to hear it: http://pitchfork.com/advance/350-black-light-spiral/

I'll wait for the vinyl.

Doubles.

edit: yes I am listening to this against all my known habits of avoiding pre-release listening.

  On 2/18/2014 at 1:05 PM, usagi said:

edit: yes I am listening to this against all my known habits of avoiding pre-release listening.

And how do you like it?

dunno yet. Doubles, though

  On 2/18/2014 at 1:38 PM, usagi said:

dunno yet. Doubles, though

Trying to figure out what you mean by that. I'm not a native speaker, sorry .

Doubles is a track on this album

  On 2/18/2014 at 6:43 PM, Jimmy McMessageboard said:

Doubles is a track on this album

Shit. Ok. Now I feel superstupid. I should have looked at the track titles properly.

yeah i had no idea what he meant till i was on my first listen.

Haha the artwork is amazing!

i just had a listen, sounds pretty weird and wild, also very shitty with headphones

but hellfuck i'm gonna buy it in blind faith cause i know untold is ment to be played in your living room on beast system with a submonster

can't wait to go shellshock, bring it on!

First listen I was impressed with the bravery of putting this out but not fully on board with all the tracks. drop it on the one and wet wool stood out so far. would listen again

yeah, it's definitely not straight dancefloor fodder.

  On 2/18/2014 at 6:51 PM, eclipsis said:

 

  On 2/18/2014 at 6:43 PM, Jimmy McMessageboard said:

Doubles is a track on this album

 

Shit. Ok. Now I feel superstupid. I should have looked at the track titles properly.

lol my bad

A Pitchfork review: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18960-untold-black-light-spiral/

total fucking bowel destruction! this shit is tearing my house appart