Handle - In Threes
Powered by looping, hypnotic synth lines, quaking flexes of bass, clattering tribal percussion and expeditious, often agitated vocals that cordially sprint, Handle's songs – all of which clock in around the two minute mark – owe as much to performance poetry as they do to the vibrancy of post-punk and new wave.
Handle make music occupied by dark shapes that move beneath a roiling surface. Jolting, shattering, cracking, smoothed, bounded, punctuated. Handle's debut album (which follows an EP, Demonstations, on the band's own Absolute Fiction imprint) is a collection of frenetic sounds for frenzied forms, incorporating a diverse range of influences, from samba to no wave.
Handle is made up of Giulio Erasmus and Nirvana Heire (former members of D.U.D.S) and Leo Hermitt, a genderqueer multidisciplinary artist, renowned for their challenging, thought-provoking work on the city’s arts and literary scenes. The group mesh politics with a trans experience of time and a vibrant, avant-garde freedom of approach.
TRACKLIST
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Vocal Exercise
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Punctured Time
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What It Does
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Lifes Work
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Coagulate
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Sunday Morning
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Mhmm
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Rubber Necks
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In Tension
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Step By Step
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Describe