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Khalid Rafique, aka Shells, has released a brand new single in the form of ‘Arctic’ on his Bandcamp. The single consists of two tracks, ‘Arctic’ and ‘Spiders’.

With a series of singles and EP’s already released, as well as an acclaimed remix of Southern Shores ‘Tangier Winds’, ‘Arctic’ sees Rafique consolidate his hypnotic brand of euphoric electronic into its most dance floor orientated yet.

Building from haze of reversed synthesizers and glacial guitar sounds, ‘Arctic’ brings in angelic, errant signals, understated basslines and seductive vocal samples to become a driving melodic force. Its counterpart, ‘Spiders’, then follows where his ‘Pastels’ EP led off. A maze of syncopated Tenori-on noise litter the driving kicks, as Rafique morphs his soundscapes ala Dan Snaith around the intricate weave of synth noise.

Shells will be performing live this Saturday at East London’s Lati Ri as part of the Downstairs Music night.