Leonidas & Hobbes – The Rags of Time

Imagine meandering through beautiful hills and valleys then coming into a clearing with the sun warming your skin. In front of you is a sandy beach and the crystal-clear water of the Balearic Sea. Lovely, isn’t it? You’ve arrived at Benirrás Beach, Ibiza – just the place you'd likely hear Leonidas & Hobbes' new EP The Rags of Time. 

Leonidas & Hobbes share a mutual appreciation of soundtracks, disco, jazz, house, acid, psychedelic, dub and Balearic. Balearic as described by Alfredo, the Godfather of the Balearic Beat, is "a mixture of chill out, lounge and dance music". The Rags of Time incorporates Alfredo’s description and then some.

A-side Web of Intrigue (Extended Mix) builds to a dramatic Spanish guitar riff with interspersed horn blasts and an afro beat. It garners an atmospheric feel of a soundtrack you'd hear on an Ennio Morricone spaghetti western but with added electronica and disco. AA-side Heavy Weather comes in a few different versions, with the stand out being the Acid Rain Mix. The track has a futuristic dub style with a laid-back trippy feel.

Riding on the resurgence of Balearic and Italo-disco at the moment these tracks sound accomplished yet fresh; The Rags of Time EP will surely find its way into many a playlist this summer. 

Listen to: Heavy Weather (Acid Rain Mix)