Split

A 4 track ambient ep (28m 46s) — released October 3rd 2011 on Audio Antihero

Broken Shoulder, although an alias for Fighting Kites founder Neil Debnam, is a different beast entirely. This project began when Debnam broke his shoulder (ahh!) and found himself unable to perform with the group. This led to him toying with the abstract dirges and minimalist lo-fi electronic music (LO-TRON) that would define the Broken Shoulder sound.

He released his acclaimed 'BROKEN SHOULDERRR' debut through Audio Antihero in March 2011. It was hailed by The 405 as "an instant classic" and described by one reviewer as "the sound of the summer but at a sub-atomic level."

Differing greatly from his glistening and grooving material with Post-Rock-Noise-Pop quartet Fighting Kites, Debnam's output since his solo debut in 2011 has taken a darker and more sonically exploratory approach. Dense layers of dissonance and noise fade in and out around looping guitar lines which merge the abstract with melody to create something that's both challenging and beautiful and has found supporters as far apart as BBC Radio 3, NTS, Resonance FM, and The 405.

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