Heavy Axe - A Quiet Bay - LP

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EXPECTED RELEASE DATE: 27TH FEBRUARY 2026

First full length of its final year for Feral Child, sees the most wonderful LP from Sussex based duo HEAVY AXE. 11 gorgeously slow building, subtle krautrock infused nuggets all of which have a beautiful earthy, peacefulness at its core- recalling perhaps, the collaborative work Eno undertook with Cluster and Harmonia, tho’ more on that later. This is a truly epic record; in equal measure mind-blowingly beautiful, truly up-reaching kosmische music, consistently maintaining an intoxicating warmth and knowing grasp of where truly great ambient music can transport the listener. Whilst other pieces such as “Enhancer” or “Clusters” break impressively from ambient start points into wonderfully fresh sounding, driving motorik grooves…. The duo themselves fill in a little background; “Heavy Axe is synth devotee and producer Neil Correlations and multi-Instrumentalist Khaled Lowe. Taking their cue from the atmospheric textures of ambient and the Kosmische experience, this is their debut LP entitled “A Quiet Bay” released this February via Feral Child. The duo started recording together after Neil visited Khaled’s home and toured his studio, which contained an array of vintage synths, guitars, FX, and other exotic instruments, many of which can be heard in their subsequent output. Throughout the day, Khaled played a marathon session of Kraut/ Kosmiche and other outlandish electronic fare, which further piqued Neil’s interest, with the pair planning to record together as soon as possible. This culminated in their first release for Feral Child Recordings in the shape of The Goat Is Cold EP, which garnered a number of plays on BBC6 music- most notably Gideon Coe. The acoustic instruments played by Khaled (gong, flute, hand drum and waterphone, to name a few) for these sessions were recorded with the help of sound artist Simon James (The Simonsound / Black Channels, etc), who mixed the EP and “A Quiet Bay” here. Simon’s work with his trusty Buchla 200e Electric Music Box also underpins one of the record’s highlights in “Everything”. Recorded at Neil & Khaled’s studios between mid 2024 and early 2025 and utilising additional recordings from ‘The Goat Is Cold’ sessions, “A Quiet Bay” is guided by their love of the more pastoral sounds emanating from the music of Popol Vuh, Eno, Cluster, Ash Ra Tempel, Michael Rother, to name but a few. Indeed, Khaled’s interpretation of the driving, sustained Rother guitar sound looms heavy throughout the record, perfectly complementing Neil’s often understated synth motifs. Esteemed session drummer Francesca Prattico joins the LP on “Clusters” and “Enhancer” with Donato Panaccio on Mastering duties” A superbly consistent record, (for which film clips have been made for every track) that is released as a one time vinyl pressing on Crouch End based label Feral Child.

Tracklist: 1. A Quiet Bay 2. Arp Interlude 3. Not Swimming 4. Snow Drift 5. Honduras 6. Enhancer 7. Hills Of Denham 8. Clusters 9. Everthing 10. Solina 11. There Is Not Enough Time