What I Mean By Beautiful

by Fish Go Deep

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180g double vinyl version of What I Mean By Beautiful, in a gatefold jacket.

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1.	I Float in the Clouds 04:23	buy track
2.	So They Were Changed 05:05	buy track
3.	Love the Other 05:05	buy track
4.	Sown Seed 04:29	buy track
5.	What I Mean By Beautiful 03:57	buy track
6.	Low Tide Dub 06:09	buy track
7.	You Came Into My Life 04:35	buy track
8.	High Wire 05:07	buy track
9.	South Gate Step 05:44	buy track
10.	All In Everything 06:06	buy track
11.	Be Brave 04:52	buy track

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Two years on from their widely acclaimed third album, This Bit of Earth, Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson are back on the Go Deep label with their latest long player.

What I Mean By Beautiful touches on the previous collection’s themes of upheaval and dislocation, digging through the lost and found of modern life and always looking for light in dark places.

The album marks something of a return to the duo’s house music roots, with a four-to-the-floor foundation underpinning many of the eleven tracks. It exudes a warm, natural sound, where samples sit with modular synths, programmed drums with live loops, and quirky plugins with obscure outboard gear.

Opening track, “I Float in the Clouds”, sets a dramatic tone with intricately interwoven guitar and keyboard lines, fragmented, spectral vocals and deep, melodic bass. Tempos range widely throughout the record, from the loose, low-slung grooves of “So They Were Changed” and “High Wire”, to the infectious, mid-paced title track, to the intense house workouts of “You Came Into My Life” and “All In Everything”. Greg and Shane’s long established dub leanings are also in evidence, especially on the slow motion churn of “Low Tide Dub” and spacious atmospherics of “South Gate Step”. The album closes on an open and optimistic note with the soothing pads and deep electronic pulse of “Be Brave”, the result of a collaborative project with author Lisa McInerney and actor, Hillary Rose.

Early DJ feedback:

“Beautiful album....so much depth and emotion in the music with impeccable sonics and attention to the all important details.”
Charles Webster

“Lush and immersive with an emotional, melancholic tug.”
Hot Toddy / Crazy P

“Pure beauty.” Laurent Garnier

“Awesome, love Fish Go Deep and this is a lovely new sonic excursion for them!” Coflo / Ocha

“This is indeed very beautiful.” Massimiliano Pagliara

“Love this album and where Fish went musically.” Mr V

“This is a truly beautiful album, a breath of fresh air in a world that looks to the past so often rather than forward for inspiration. I loved This Bit of Earth but love this album even more. Full radio support all year.” Subatomic / Afterlife

“Bleedin sensational… like Basic Channel meets The Tom Tom Club!”
Billy Scurry

“Deep, rich with ideas and beautifully produced.”
Clive From Accounts

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released November 24, 2023

Written and produced by Fish Go Deep.
Mastered by Martin Iveson.
Artwork by John MacMonagle. Photos by Gary O'Reilly. Design by Maeve Hurley.
deepLP005 © Go Deep Recordings 2023

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