Girls In The Grass

Three emotional years in the making, Be With and Efficient Space finally present Steve Hiett's Girls In The Grass. Pressed alongside the long awaited reissue of his one-shot masterpiece Down On The Road By The Beach, these ten balearic soul instrumentals are of equal necessity; unrivalled beauty rescued from the fashion photographer-guitarist's Paris Tapes (1986-1997). While recordings unintended for release should often be approached with caution, this is a rare case of unheard material being assembled as an indispensable and coherent piece. Girls In The Grass is something super special. The light and shadow that defines Hiett's music is arguably more compelling here. It speaks to us in a language that feels profound, yet entirely comforting and familiar. Girls In The Grass reintroduces Hiett's languid electric blues boogie, crafted on Saturday afternoons with fellow art director Simon Kentish. Kentish would cook, pour some wine and then utilise his arsenal of technology. He'd dial up a chugging rhythm, together with some ambient pads or keyboard textures, and anchor the weightless gauze of Hiett's six-stringed touch. Hiett's guitar sings with the same clean, crisp tone as Down On The Road, animated by a carefree weekend groove. Unlike his defining album which was boiled under pressure, these subsequent sessions have all the time in the world. The na ve melodies chart a missing link between Vini Reilly's ventures into electronica and Booker T, sounding like sun-warped tak

Tracks

1~1~Are These My Memories?
1~2~Walking Across The Field
1~3~Summer Stroll
1~4~It's Raining Tomorrow
1~5~Dancing In July
2~1~Shadows Across The Path
2~2~Waiting By The Car
2~3~Kinda Knew Anna
2~4~Love That Bird
2~5~More Rain In The Woods

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Hiett, Steve
Release Date: 12 April 2024
Genre: Soul
Label: BE WITH RECORDS / EFFICIENT SPACE
Distributor: Rocket Group