Canadian Eric Woodhead might be seen - if a little unimaginatively - as a descendent of Australia’s legendary re-splicers The Avalanches. A haywire but detailed joyride through Bollywood scores, funk, electro-beat, R&B and Casio-chic, Woodhead’s Doldrums project first reached the outside world’s ears on a split 7” with Squealer-favourites DD/MM/YYYY. Now the proud creator behind the schizophrenic sampling of last year’s superlative Empire Sounds 12” (No Pain In Pop) and a mind-melting take on Portishead’s ‘Chase The Tear’ (chosen, incidentally, by Geoff Barrow to occupy the flipside of Portishead’s single), Woodhead’s worldview and fanbase are determinately expanding.

Check out the entirety of Empire Sounds below:

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