Sometimes in this life, you come across someone with an unfuckwithably good name. Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kris Kristofferson, Donald Trump. Let's add Gwilym Gold to that list. Gwilym Gold. What a name! Let it roll round your mouth like the last bite of a particularly good Aero, undulating and dissipating on your tongue. Gwilym Gold.Luckily for Gwilym, he's got more than a world class name going for it. Gold makes the kind of post-Wild Beasts, semi-operatic, semi-experimental, classically-leaning avant-pop that's certain to induce goosebumps. His voice is an ethereal, whispy, gossamer thing of beauty. So obviously Bristolian basshead, and Livity Sound member, Kowton, has buried it in concrete-thick slabs of slow-moving molasses low end on this remix we're streaming exclusively below.
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Stiff, alien, percussion rides round crackle and hiss, beatific piano chords hang in mid-air before curlicuing into nothing, all underpinned by that wonderful, haunting, vulnerable voice. Not to put to fine a point on it: this is a triumph.Gold's debut album, A Paradise, features collaborations with Darkstar and Nico Muhly and is available via Brille Records on August 21. Pre-order it here.Follow Kowton on Twitter // SoundCloud // FacebookFollow Gwilym Gold on Twitter // SoundCoud // Facebook