Worsted Weight

Worsted weight is the new album from san francisco three-piece charles atlas. The album is the follow up to last years critically acclaimed ‘felt cover’ on static caravan. “the keyboard drones of this mysterious instrumental duo are as every bit alluring as the dynamic tension system developed by the american muscleman who they share their name” (sunday times). “a wonderful record. File alongside fridge and susumu yokota. (careless talk costs lives). “a curious combination of beauty and dislocation is made manifest on felt cover. A mature and atmospheric selection of pieces ranging from delicately treated piano flourishes, viola drones and other worldly synth bleeps. Gentle and eerie pieces are juxtaposed with unsettling musical collages” (comes with a smile). On worsted weight, charles atlas have benefited from the recent enlistment of sacha galvagna (foremerly of mute’s rosa mota). The restrained beauty of sacha’s playing focused and refined the band’s sound.