"The Invisible Observer" focusses on an array of strange characters in even stranger situations... while the music surges between multi-instrumental sonic barrage, unadorned acoustic guitar and dreamy ambience.
All limited edition CD copies have been sent out at random to fans on the Distant Guns mailing list (some to Shoegaze.co.uk forumites!), but please have a listen to the lead track, and see what you think.
EP4: The Invisible Observer will be available for download from 2 Aug 2010 through , , (lossless) and iTunes.
Tracks include:
"Paper Lanterns"
Surveillance snapshots of a doomed romance, framed by a crystalline carillon of shimmering guitars.
"Your Plans Are Just Lists Of Things That Won't Happen"
One of the Distant Gunners was once mistaken for an assistant in a bookshop and asked by a customer where the 'Self-Help' section could be found. This tiny fragment of irony expanded into Distant Guns' darkest and heaviest song, which only stops short of cruelty by virtue of its hypnotic and compassionate coda.
"Captain Birdseye And His Shit Mate"
"...not their bloody scapegoat..."
- (Unidentified short-wave radio transmission, Dogger Bank, 16 August 1967)
"CSI: Nowhere"
Distant Guns' EPs traditionally close with an anthem, and this epic, densely-layered celebration of the International Police Exchange Programme is no exception.
