
John T. Gast: INNA BABALON Vinyl 2LP
Not much is known about John T. Gast, but we first learned of him after spotting his name buried in the credits for Hype Williamsā (Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland) Black Is Beautiful LP for Hyperdub. Gast has continued to work with the two elusive producers since they parted ways shortly after Black Is Beautiful, and has amassed a small but impressive ouvre of his own, working with some of the UKās most exciting labels. In the time since Excerpts, his 2015 debut full-length for Planet Mu, heās released one-off plates for Blackest Ever Black and Apron, released a limited CD-R of woodland casiotone and dungeon riddims as Young Druid, and linked back up with Copeland for āSisters Of Control,ā a masterclass in sultry dub. While Excerpts served as a thorough survey of Gastās many styles and moods,Ā INNA BABALONĀ doubles down on haunted, cynical, end-of-world vibes filtered through clouds of zoot smoke and celtic goth mysticism. Weāre amazed by Gastās ability to wrangle so many disparate modes and flavors into a sound that is still undeniably, unmistakably UK -Ā the cold steel mill sounds of CoilĀ transmitted via Rinse FM circa 2006 (āBabl Callinā), provincial English folk vibes bashed against militant digidub Ć la Jah Shaka (āJah Guidanceā), Aba-Shanti-I bunning with SAW-era Richard D. James (āCeltfunkā); executed with badman precision and obsessive attention to detail. Originally produced in a run of 100 cassettes in 2016, the album is given renewed life with a much-deserved double vinyl pressing courtesy of Milan-based Haunter Records. Recommended.
- double vinyl pressing
- limited edition
- music label: Haunter Records 2017
reviewed by hannibal chew 12/2017
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Not much is known about John T. Gast, but we first learned of him after spotting his name buried in the credits for Hype Williamsā (Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland) Black Is Beautiful LP for Hyperdub. Gast has continued to work with the two elusive producers since they parted ways shortly after Black Is Beautiful, and has amassed a small but impressive ouvre of his own, working with some of the UKās most exciting labels. In the time since Excerpts, his 2015 debut full-length for Planet Mu, heās released one-off plates for Blackest Ever Black and Apron, released a limited CD-R of woodland casiotone and dungeon riddims as Young Druid, and linked back up with Copeland for āSisters Of Control,ā a masterclass in sultry dub. While Excerpts served as a thorough survey of Gastās many styles and moods,Ā INNA BABALONĀ doubles down on haunted, cynical, end-of-world vibes filtered through clouds of zoot smoke and celtic goth mysticism. Weāre amazed by Gastās ability to wrangle so many disparate modes and flavors into a sound that is still undeniably, unmistakably UK -Ā the cold steel mill sounds of CoilĀ transmitted via Rinse FM circa 2006 (āBabl Callinā), provincial English folk vibes bashed against militant digidub Ć la Jah Shaka (āJah Guidanceā), Aba-Shanti-I bunning with SAW-era Richard D. James (āCeltfunkā); executed with badman precision and obsessive attention to detail. Originally produced in a run of 100 cassettes in 2016, the album is given renewed life with a much-deserved double vinyl pressing courtesy of Milan-based Haunter Records. Recommended.
- double vinyl pressing
- limited edition
- music label: Haunter Records 2017













