The first release on The Golden Filter’s brand new label, 4GN3S (pronounced ‘Agnes’) is The Golden Filter “Talk Talk Talk”, along with three remixes. The original version first appeared as Dixon’s closing track at the beginning of the summer. The Golden Filter channeled the artists they grew up listening to in the 80s - Siouxsie, Human League, The Glove, Talk Talk, New Order, Xymox, Lene Lovich, and Cabaret Voltaire all wrapped up into one perfect analog dance pop song, but with it’s heavy beat, it completely works on the dance floor as much as in the headphones. LA’s Cooper Saver (DFA, Permanent Vacation, ESP Institute) provides the dance floor fire with his absolute banger of a remix. The very first play for this was by Avalon Emerson at Coachella ’18, then it went on to get rinsed all summer by Ben UFO, A^me, Dixon, Roi Perez, Moxie, Hunee, Marvin & Guy, Job Jobse, Fort Romeau, B. Traits, Solomun, and more. It’s pretty much been proven impossible to stay still when the breakbeats kick in! Fantastic Twins (Hippie Dance / Optimo Music), is the guise of Julienne Dessagne, originally from Paris and now based in Berlin. She provides a tripped out rework that forays into unexpected twists and turns, but still retains her trademark analog psychedelic dancefloor vibes. Kasper Bjørke (hfn, Eskimo, Correspondant) teams up with Colder (Output) for an epic take on Talk Talk Talk, following up their collaborative EP on Throne Of Blood. Minimal and hypnotic, dubbed out vocal snippets fly in and out of a one- note entrancing bassline in this strung out 10-plus minute remix. More

Optimo Music don’t generally do limited edition releases but when The Golden Filter did these extra mixes of “End Of Times”, the A1 track off their recent EP we thought they were too good to remain in the digital domain so have pressed up a small run of 12” singles aimed specifically at DJs. The original single version is a future synth classic. These new dub versions take it to the dancefloor and have been tried and tested around the world over the last few months. They are considerably extended, dubbed out and add extra dynamics & ecstatic synth power with hints of the original vocal. There is a slo mo version at 103 bpm and a faster version at 118bpm which means the track should work any time from warm up to peak set. There is also a Drone-Apella version included too More

The whole EP is about being with the one(s) you love when everything else around you breaks down. Looking inward, with pure love, in the hope to radiate outward, rather than pushing for a fight, or running away. Recorded, written, and produced in isolation by Stephen and Penelope on our own in East London Studio space. The EP starts with the song "End Of Times" which is a dramatic, Shangri-Las influenced take on feeling powerless in a chaotic world, but still high on love. Happiness can be found in analog reverb. This is followed by "Serenity", a hard and tranquil meditation of past + future. Side 2 leads with "Heart Control", with a slight nod to Pink Floyd. A nine minute plea to ourselves to keep it all focused and under control… The EP closes with "Darkness Falls". The lyrics for this came from an apocalyptic dream that Penelope had, and wrote down in the morning. the music is 100% purely modular, er, except for the tiny bits of guitar at the end. More

Optimo Music are delighted to present the second full-length from The Golden Filter, "STILL // ALONE". After relocating to London and playing shows around Europe for a year and a half, self-imposed pariahs Penelope Trappes and Stephen Hindman delved into creating a two-sided existential opus by renting out old studio spaces around the UK and using mostly analog 80's instruments, machines and effects. An album about being in love with pure solitude, when STILL // ALONE is separated into two distinct sides, record one, STILL, is a hypnotic meditation for the nightclub. Wavy patterns of sound and light bounce off of Penelope’s literary vocal bursts, layered over the ominous deep synths and arpeggiators, held together only by a strict 4/4 beat. The rhythm, ironically forcing the body to move, however internally focused and mindful, still.
Record two, ALONE, takes the club offline and into the fringes of raw, odd pop.
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