Name: The Great Distraction
Brand: Vessels

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Bonus disc: No

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difu320dlp

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Double Heavyweight black vinyl edition with printed inner sleeves and housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Download.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-09-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5414939960956

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Vessels

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Different

Different is a London-based electronic music label that is part of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group. The company, known as Different Recordings for copyright and licensing credits, has been responsible for releasing successful dance records from artists such as *Etienne De Crecy*, *Vitalic*, *Tiga*, *Crystal Castles*, *Agoria*, *Crystal Fighters* and *The Hacker*. Other notable artists on the label include *Claptone*, *Abstraxion*, *Mr NÔ* and *M.S.K.*.

With a focus on electronic music, Different has built a reputation for releasing innovative and cutting-edge tracks. Their roster includes both established names in the industry as well as up-and-coming talent, ensuring a diverse range of sounds and styles.

Some of their most notable releases include Etienne De Crecy's original Super Discount album and Vitalic's critically acclaimed OK Cowboy. These albums showcase the label's commitment to pushing boundaries and exploring new sonic territories.

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Leeds-based five piece Vessels release their fourth studio album, The Great Distraction via Different Recordings. Featuring collaborations with The Flaming Lips, John Grant, Vincent Neff (Django Django) and Harkin (Sky Larkin), The Great Distraction is Vessels’ most ambitious record to date, and marks further evolution of a band always exploring new avenues of expression. While celebrated third album Dilate, and the breathtaking live shows that accompanied it, were characterised by a definitive electronic shift, The Great Distraction is about much more than a desire to go four-to-the-floor. It forcefully delivers on that premise in the widescreen power of opener Mobilise, in the dark energy of the pulsing Position, and in the deep build-up of Glower, but some notable collaborations represent another impressive step forward in Vessels’ determined progression. The results stand tall amongst Vessels’ typically towering slow-burners as Wayne Coyne’s vocal soars towards the clouds on Deflect the Light, Vincent Neff’s presence adds to the powerful dramatics of Trust Me, and John Grant imbues Erase the Tapes with characteristically austere beauty. Where those collaborations embody the hallmark of a band pushing forward, it’s the unrelenting, hypnotic intensity of tracks like Radiart and the fragmented, complex beauty of Radio Decay that anchor Vessels’ essential evolution in core elements of their past. In that respect, The Great Distraction represents a band analysing its own meaning and balancing the stark realities of life, death and ageing with the explosive bursts of energy that have been a signature, albeit in different styles, across every album.

2LP - Double Heavyweight Black vinyl edition housed in Gatefold Sleeve with printed inner sleeves and Download.

2LP+ - Double Heavyweight Transparent red and blue vinyl edition housed in Gatefold Sleeve with printed inner sleeves and Download.

The Great Distraction

Music GB