Hollie Cook - Shy Girl - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Following the of Hollie Cook's fifth studio album, Shy Girl, and her return to Mr Bongo 15 years after her debut, the album's producer Ben McKone reconstructs the recordings into a newly cut dubwise . Crafted on an analogue mixing desk, Ben strips back the productions in vintage dub reggae style. He weaves in delays, echoes, and reverb to push Hollie's trademark sound into a hypnotising, rhythm and bass-heavy, electronic realm.Rich in the tradition of reggae albums from the late '60s onwards, Hollie wanted to reimagine Shy Girl through a dub-focused lens. Evidently, only one person seemed the perfect fit to do so Ben McKone of the General Roots, who was the producer of Shy Girl and featured heavily across the album as a co-writer and instrumentalist. Someone who had sat with Shy Girl for so long and knew the record inside out. Having found a studio that could accommodate his creative process, Ben got to work experimenting with the stems and effects. He brings the rhythms back to the mixing desk, using it like it's own instrument to give the tracks that heavy, spatial, dubwise treatment. Taking influence from past pioneers, everything happening on the album was improvised live, with some mixes taking up to 25 attempts to get right from start to finish. As Ben mentions, InchI love the freedom and human element of dub mixing and find the limitations of some older productions very inspiring tooInch.Paring the songs back, yet dialling up that bass-weight pressure, Ben creates space for chosen elements and instruments to do the talking. Bringing the drums and bass to the fore, he utilises classic echoes, reverb, and effects, as Hollie's vocals drift in and out of the mix. The album opens with 'Shy Dub', a sound system focussed reimagination of the original album's title track, heavy on the tape delay with snippets of Hollie reverberating across the drums and bass. Other

Debut album from the former Slits member and daughter of S*x Pistols drummer Paul Cook. With cues from Phyllis Dillon and Janet Kay, Hollie Cook has officially launched her career with an excellent Reggae album in a Lovers Rock style. Mr. Bongo.

Ahead of the of Hollie Cook's fifth studio album, Shy Girl, the anthemic, feel-good title track and rootsy chugging 'Frontline' take either side of a 7Inch single.Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals and catchy melodies, Hollie's forthcoming album hears her more confident and open to vulnerability than ever before. The title track of the album 'Shy Girl' is a buoyant and elastic slice of lovers rock. It was written in a moment of spontaneous intuition, and bubbles with a charisma and positivity that Cook radiates. InchI'm not a natural show-off,Inch Cook explains. InchThe Shy Girl theme is me. It's just about being my most vulnerable self and being as true to the music that love as possible.Inch Doused in Hollie's signature Inchtropical popInch sound, 'Shy Girl' is grounded in a vibrant bassline and classic off-beat reggae guitar struts. Hollie's dreamy vocals radiate warmth and tenderness in equal measure, adding to the song's soft-hued embrace.The deep roots flavour of 'Frontline' takes the B side. Complete with raking electric guitar lines, a dubby bassline and weighty horn section, it's a powerful cut that's both ethereal and empowering. Wearing her heart on her sleeve with this beautifully melancholic piece of songwriting, Hollie opens up through her lyrics with an emotional depth and striking honesty.