Girls In The Grass

* Previously unreleased material from Steve's private recordings * Remastered from the original masters * 140g vinyl, 4 page photography insert with liner notes * CD contains 6 page photography book with liner notes plus 2 bonus tracks not on the vinyl version 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

Tracks

1~1~Walking Across The Field
1~2~Summer Stroll
1~3~It?S Raining Tomorrow
1~4~Dancing In July
1~5~Shadows Across The Path
1~6~Waiting By The Car
1~7~Kinda Knew Anna
1~8~Love That Bird
1~9~More Rain In The Woods

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Hiett, Steve
Release Date: 11 October 2019
Genre: Soul
Label: BE WITH RECORDS / EFFICIENT SPACE
Distributor: Rocket Group