Steve Queralt and Michael Smith - Sun Moon Town EP (Preorder 27/06/25)

Steve Queralt and Michael Smith - Sun Moon Town EP (Preorder 27/06/25)

Label: Bytes - BYTES1912 - 5024545978513
Format: 12" EP
Country: UK
Released: 27th June 2025
Genre: Alternative / Modern
Style: Alternative / Modern

Description
Steve Queralt, bass player of pioneering shoegazers RIDE, and the writer and film-maker MIchael Smith have joined forces for a stunning four-track EP, released on Bytes in October. Over Steve’s exceptional electronic soundscapes, Michael provides spoken-word vocals in his lulling Hartlepool tones, distilling excerpts from his new book to fit with the music.

The duo were introduced by Joe Clay from Bytes during lockdown, when Steve revealed that he was looking for vocalists to work with on some music he was putting together. Joe had met Michael when he collaborated with the late, great Andrew Weatherall, who composed a soundtrack to accompany Michael reading melancholic musings from his 2013 novel, Unreal City. Joe felt that Michael could be the perfect foil for Steve and after an experiment on Vespertina, a track that had previously featured sample dialogue from Penélope Cruz, they realised they had something special and decided to work on a full release together - four tracks in the classic RIDE EP format.

“Michael’s voice has so much depth and character and I love his eye-rolling, withering view of the world,” Steve reveals. “The subject

Tracklist

A1. Vespertina

A2. Glitches

B1. Chaldean Oracle B2. In A Wonderland