Component#4 is Mike Rowley. Born and raised in the post-industrial, post-Thatcher remnants of the Black Country, Rowley’s music draws on the decaying factories, vandalised bus shelters and litter-strewn canals which formed the landscape of his childhood. A multi instrumentalist, Rowley was formerly the drummer for post-punk/math-rock group The Arm and has collaborated with both epic45 and My Autumn Empire.

Having contributed a track to the Introduction To Wayside & Woodland label sampler, Component#4 released debut EP Barbed Wire Sunday on W&W in late 2012. The 12″ vinyl version features 6 tracks plus a bonus 12-track digital download. Also available separately, the download includes an exhilarating array of remixes from the likes of Fieldhead and Wayside & Woodland alumni E.L. Heath and epic45′s Ben Holton.

Showcased in particular by the outstanding Goodbye To Berlin, the Barbed Wire Sunday EP is inspired by two recent trips to the German capital, where the juxtaposition of crumbling ruins and pristine new developments inspired Rowley to create new soundscapes. Degraded post-dubstep rhythms and bass contrast with clean, melodic synths and drum pads, capturing the contradictory, restless nature of the built environment.
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