NO CEREMONY ///

Words by Linsey Teggert

Little is known about the elusive No Ceremony/// except that they’re from Manchester. Band, duo, or one person, no one knows apart from No Ceremony/// themselves, but sometimes it’s nice to keep that air of mystery, as demonstrated by fellow Mancunians Wu Lyf who found themselves the subject of much internet bloggery last year due to their ‘let’s keep ‘em guessing’ philosophy, (Indeed it does appear to work – No Ceremony/// were apparently hyped as The Independent’s most blogged artist last year.)  You don’t need to know who No Ceremony/// are anyway, you just need to listen to the glitchy, otherworldly slice of ambient dance that is 'HURTLOVE'.

Almost narcotic in its nature, it’ll creep around your brain for days. Just under 3 minutes in length, it’s short but definitely not sweet: the overarching feeling here is one of melancholy, intensified by the chopped-up, heavily-produced vocal which swirls desolately over the same piano chord and skittering background beats. It’s similar to the work of James Blake in its emotive quality: that ability to create a sense of anguish and beauty using the simplest of repetitions. It’s very easy to forgive No Ceremony/// for being so secretive when the music they are producing is this intoxicating. 

Today's tip comes courtesy of Tom Cotton from Amazing Radio

'HURTLOVE' is out today via the No Ceremony /// website