New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Missing Piece Group) Ben Watt hit the pause button on his longstanding and respected electronic label Buzzin' Fly in 2013 to make room for his own recent creative resurgence as a solo artist (the award-winning Hendra album released on his new imprint Unmade Road through Caroline) and writer (his memoir Romany and Tom was long-listed for the
prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize 2014), but today he reactivates the label for a special one-off release.
Arriving as a specially designed limited double-vinyl edition, the Golden Ratio EP features reworks of "Golden Ratio" and "Nathaniel," two stand-out tracks from the Hendra album, by Charles Webster and Ewan Pearson. Webster delivers two throbbing deep house reinventions and one sweetened Balearic retouch of the original mix of "Golden Ratio," while Pearson goes for vibrant New York-style re-edits of "Nathaniel."
Clash Music premiered Ewan Pearson's remix of "Nathaniel" and called it a "smashing rework."
This December, Watt will head stateside for a string of solo dates across the US including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, Austin, Indianapolis, Atlanta, and New York. Please visit benwatt.com for more details.
This summer, Watt's Hendra was named "Best 'Difficult' 2nd Album" at the AIM (Association of Independent Music) Awards 2014, where he was up against Anna Calvi and Blood
Orange among others. The album earned widespread 4 star reviews from Mojo, Q, Uncut, The Guardian, and many more.
Writing about his show in New York City last June, Jon Pareles of The New York Times called Watt's performance, "modest, pensive, backhanded, self-questioning, emotional yet elegantly restrained." The Guardian called a recent UK concert "undeniably moving as Watt reaches into unusally personal and profound places and makes sublime melodies sound effortless in the way the best songwriters can."
US Tour Dates:
12/1: Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
12/2: Phoenix, AZ - MIM Theater
12/3: Dallas, TX - Kessler Theatre
12/4: Austin, TX - Cactus Cafe
12/6: Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
12/7: Atlanta, GA - Eddie's Attic
12/9: New York, NY - Le Poisson
Rouge w/ Porcelain Raft
Golden Ratio EP
Vinyl / Buzzin' Fly
A1 Golden Ratio (Charles Webster Remix)
B1 Golden Ratio (Charles Webster Dub)
B2 Golden Ratio (Charles Webster Golden Retouch)
C1
Nathaniel (Ewan Pearson Extended Edit)
D1
Nathaniel (Ewan Pearson Extended Instrumental)
Unmade Road separates the tracks out and releases two digital EPs ('Golden Ratio' / 'Nathaniel') on the same day.
Nathaniel
Digital / Unmade Road
1)
Radio Edit
2) Ewan Pearson Extended Edit
3) Ewan Pearson Extended Instrumental
Golden Ratio
Digital / Unmade Road
1) Charles Webster Remix
2) Charles Webster Dub
3) Charles Webster Golden Retouch
