Artist description Mixing the rhythmic drone of Joy Division, the infectious paranoia of early Cabaret Voltaire, and the laid-back experimentalism of Laika...

Musical Influences Joy Division, early Cabaret Voltaire, Laika, Moonshake, early Simple Minds

Similar Artists Joy Division, early Cabaret Voltaire, Laika, Moonshake, early Simple Minds

Artist History After numerous collaborations, Split Second Feeling began life in 1996. The self-titled demo, 'Split Second Feeling', was completed towards the end of 2001. Currently unsigned, Split Second Feeling record at home.

Group Members Alan Greenaway

Instruments Bass, synths, guitars, samplers, drum machines

Press Reviews Trying to impress your friends is getting to be harder these days, thankfully then that we have this quite nifty three track cassette from Split Second Feeling or as he's better known to his Mum and Dad, Alan Greenaway. Incredible to believe that Split Second Feeling are without a deal at present even in this current climate of all things late 70's and early 80's electronica and the preference for yesterdays sounds and authenticity. The press release points to Cabaret Voltaire and Joy Division as reference points mixing with, and I quote, 'the laid back experimentalism of Laika', to be honest I couldn't put it better myself if I tried. However saying that there is a bit more to mix than is being cracked on. These three tracks are simply quite stunning even if they are retro in appeal, 'Shift' the opener, borrows the steely frantic rumbling corkscrew bassline from Joy Division's 'She's Lost Control' and shrouds it in a dizzying spacey dream like drone collage. 'Parting Shots' deepens itself with awkwardly layered rhythmic arrangements that might be the kind of sound that would materialise if ever the Beloved were to have a head to head with Front 242. My particular favourite is the last track 'Exit Loop', one of those tracks that possesses such a maddening groove as to have imagining robots vogueing in symmetrical formations in some illicit futuristic underground club, drenched in an impenetrable soaring fuzzed wall of sound neatly draped with subtle dance treatments and archaic electronics, very pre 'Blue Monday' New Order. Highly recommended. -- Losing Today, 14th June 2003.......................................... This tantalizing cassette, containing just three tracks and less than ten minutes of music, conjures a dark and nervous landscape. Echoes of '80s synth pop emerge out of the gloom, in an uneasy balance with roaring feedback and pulsing bass. Whispered vocals -- dipped from the same grey-tone palette as Brian McMahan in The For Carnation -- insinuate a human element into an electronic backdrop. Impressively, Split Second Feeling is a one-man project. Alan Greenaway contributed all the electronics, guitar, bass and samples, and the results are far more expansive and interesting than the typical bedroom recording. For example, "Shift" builds on a foundation of anxiety-ridden drumming and paranoid, percussive guitars, layering over a wash of new wave electronics. It's smooth and desperate, stylish yet uncomfortable. Next up, "Parting Shots" begins with gradually accelerating percussion, joined by a fast, high eight-note electronic pattern and occasional shattering crashes. The vocals intone something about science, the lone organic element in a threatening metal environment. Then the percussion winds down, like a machine running out of gas. Finally, "Exit Loop" melds bare drum set rhythms with a blinding wall of feedback. A pulsing bass line joined with ethereal voices recalls Prolapse at its best. Again, the vocal alone makes the case for the human element, mouthing "Somebody help me find the strength to lose these ties and break the loop." The electronic loop is tight, perhaps damn near unbreakable, but it has a space and vision within it that make me hope for more from Split Second Feeling. -- Jennifer Kelly, Splendid E-zine, 8th July 2002 ............................................................................................................................. Interesting electronic music that has experimental elements, without being short on melody. Shift is a kind of dark electronic pop, but which has not a lot in common with the sort of dark electropop liked by goths. Parting Shots starts with a slow electronic drumbeat that gradually speeds up, then a bleeping synth comes in, then the vocals come in, punctuated by harsh metallic noises. Next, some floaty ambient sounds, then the drums start to slow down again and the song is over. Exit Loop is an upbeat song, the poppiest here, but a far cry from straightforward pop with its noisy droning guitar and spacey synth. This music has some rather 80s elements, but also shows a willingness to experiment, so the songs don't sound dated or retro. -- Aquamarine, 23rd November 2002

Additional Info Currently working on new material, should be finished towards the end of 2003.

Location Croydon, Surrey - United Kingdom

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