The Fly is very much a party track. It’s really a reference to The Bee by The Scientist from around 1990. The Scientist, more currently known as Phil Pure Science, did 2 classic rave type tracks back then. The Exorcist and The Bee. I love both of them to bits. They were both party tracks and both were kinda up and dark at the same time. A great contradiction! I guess I’m trying to achieve the same with The Fly. The bass line in the Fly is one of the 1st tracks I’m making full use of the idea of not putting the bass notes on the beat of the kick drum. It’s quite interesting as it doesn’t sound like that, to me at least. It can be tricky sometimes to get this to work. If the bass and kick sounds are too different in timbre or loudness it sounds really disjointed and the effect doesn’t work at all.

The AA side is Small and Brave is kinda similar rhythmically the meaning and intent is a bit deeper. The vocals are from a friend of mine Francesca Sciaca. We did a recording session a few years ago, before she went back to native Australia. That afternoon of not managing to get any songs done has nonetheless been an absolute gold mine for vocal snippets, which have been used in everything from On and On to Brave and Afraid.

Small and Brave is abstract, but it’s about how we are so small in the face of the universe, or even just London! But to get the most out of life you have to face it square on. You have to embrace your vulnerability. It takes real bravery to really be IN life without all the false layers of armour we usually protect ourselves with. It is only be stripping the shells of protection (there are many) can we truly experience what it is to be alive.