Drum & Bass
Building Better Worlds
Hospital RecordsNHS363LP
Drum & Bass
3x12"
£18.33 (£21.99 incl. VAT)
It began in a Forest Hill cafe in 2017 where London Elektricity adoringly browsed
through a series of BenjaminBeech’s photography of perfectly untouched,
derelict buildings and towns in Japan, Taiwan and China. “Many of the images
show what has been, what could have been and what will be. The duality of
beauty and melancholia within appealed to me immensely.”
Each track was married to a photo, to join the sights to sounds from each of his
tales of ‘Building Better Worlds.’ Leading the voyage is the orchestral masterpiece
‘Final View From The Rooftops’, that’s been 13 years in the making and
is the “most unusual piece of D+B” [he’s] ever made”, featuring the incredible
operatic talent of CydneiB. ‘Build A Better World’ is a smooth drum & bass
sonnet with the vocals of Hospital family favourite Emer Dineen.
“The beauty of this song lies in its simplicity, but also its duality. I’ll leave you to
work out what the lyrics are really about... They are some of the darkest lyrics
I’ve come across in years.” Another special moment is the feature of London
Elektricity’s youngest son, The Secretary-General. The talented nine-year-old
takes no ‘Time To Think’ as he flawlessly flows through Inja’s lyrics with the
ever-vibrant MC following suit, bringing the track full-circle across generations.
London Elektricity is the mastermind behind classic Hospital albums such as
‘Pull The Plug’, ‘Syncopated City’, ‘Are We There Yet?’, and ‘Yikes’.
His latest body of work delves into uncharted depths for a very personal and
expressive collection of tracks where drum & bass and live instrumentation
meet. London Elektricity can be found showcasing this latest chapter with tours
in China, Japan, the UK and Europe throughout 2019.
Tracks: Final View From The Rooftops (feat. Cydnei B.) / Build A Better World
(feat. Emer Dineen) / Possible Worlds (feat. Inja) / The Prescription Is Love /
Lonely Sirens (feat. Elsa Esmeralda) / Kubricks View / She Slowly Caught Fire
(feat. Bulgarian Goddess) / Time To Think (feat. Inja & The Secretary-General) /
I Wish You Could See It Too (feat. Urbandawn) / Empty Seat At The Table (feat.
Whiney) / Never Trust A Hippy / Well Thats A Switch / Dont Give Up Now (feat.
Bulgarian Goddess) / Funkopolis