“Tight Knit” by Fergus Jones fka Perko with Birthmark, ELDON and Withdrawn of Bristol’s Cold Light crew, is out now.
It’s the second single from Ephemera, the forthcoming debut album by the artist formerly known as Perko, an Edinburgh-born, Copenhagen-based producer, DJ and founder of the FELT record label. The nine-track release is out on Numbers on 18 October 2024.
→Buy and stream “Tight Knit” + “Heima”
Echoing the murk and thrust of earlier, iconic Bristolian groups and artists, “Tight Knit” highlights the restless and raw introspection of verses from Birthmark, ELDON and Withdrawn of the city’s Cold Light crew – a shadowy Bristolian collective channelling the city’s deep sonic history into an equally rich future. These stories and thundering emotions ground Jones’s graceful, smoky beats for late nights and early mornings.
It follows the release of “Heima,” a shimmering piece of fortified trip-pop featuring Huerco S. and vocals from James K. Written and produced with Huerco S. and James K between Iceland, Copenhagen and the United States’ East Coast, it was created during and named after the same Icelandic artist residency that birthed Perko & Huerco S’ debut co-production “Prang”, out in 2023 on Numbers.
Ephemera was developed with collaborative energy as the creative priority, produced by Jones alongside an extensive list of like-minded musicians, lyricists and vocalists including Huerco S, James K, Koreless, Birthmark, ELDON and Withdrawn of Bristol’s Cold Light crew, Laila Sakini and Lia T. The album embodies Jones’ inner journey as he ranges further than ever sonically and emotionally, emphasising instinct, intensity, tactility and rapture.
“This album was made over the last five years in various studio and outdoor locations around the world, reflecting my ongoing emphasis on natural collaboration as a creative ideal. It’s my most personal record yet, written with experimentation and an open attitude as guiding lights.” – Fergus Jones
Fergus Jones — Ephemera
Vinyl / Digital • 18 October 2024
Numbers • NMBRS74
1. Yield
2. Heima with Huerco S. and James K
3. Tight Knit with Birthmark, ELDON and Withdrawn
4. Stack
5. Can’t Touch with Laila Sakini
6. Heap
7. It Should Be (Free) with Huerco S.
8. A Leap with Lia T
9. Been Here (And Gone) with Koreless
Written and produced by Fergus Jones
with
2 Brian Leeds and James K
3 Birthmark, ELDON and Withdrawn
5 Laila Sakini
7 Brian Leeds
8 Lia Tsesmelis
9 Lewis Roberts
Mixed by Michael James Thomas at Studio Moonchord
Co-produced by Michael James Thomas on 2, 3 & 5
Excerpt of 020301 by Opiate / Thomas Knak on 8
Mastered by Noel Summerville
Artwork by Ben Drury
Artwork Photography by Paweł Rogowski
Artist Photography Courtesy of Fergus Jones
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