Wyred Folk EP

A 6 track ep () — released March 5th 2007 on Equinox Records

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2econd Class Citizen (Aaron Thomason) hails from Huddersfield, England and makes music that he simply calls "Wyred Folkâ€: a hybrid of electronically produced folk combined with instrumental Hip Hop. Swinging between melancholy and pure anger, strong guitar riffs mined from old psych rock records and the weeping voices lifted from old folk music, 2econd Class Citizen seems to find his real home in a crate of old and dusty vinyl. There is a beat but this is not Hip Hop â€" at least not as we know it. Yes, there are guitars, but this isn’t folk music anymore. An anonymous voice sings of being lonely within a hundred other voices and there is this music with a new sound, yet, somehow, it is still the old sound â€" the old loneliness. The fantastic 6-track EP "Wyred Folk" has now been released on Equinox Records from Berlin. 2econd Class Citizen is also working on an album to be released in late 2007. A live set is under development that aims to recreate the complexity and depth of orchestration he has become known for, whilst bringing in musicians and using live sound editing software to keep a strong improvisational aspect.

“One of the most interesting instrumental excursions of recent times” - Jamie Collinson Blowback

“2CC gave the listener at least the kind of shiver of anticipation last experienced with the discovery of Broadway Project - Kingsley Marshall IDJ

“This could conceivably be 2CC operating for RJD2 and Signify, using their code of honour for his own brand of morose stealth” - Matt Oliver DMC Updated

“Wyred Folk is a densely layered, melancholy tinged mini masterpiece” (5/5) - The Beat Surrender

"2CC’s formula essentially equates to mournful strumming, trip hop drums, monastery vibes and Radiohead’s ‘Street Spirit’, covering the overlap of paranoia and stoned bliss." 5/7 - Matt Oliver One Week to Live

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