On Play Artful, The Double Headed Seagulls, the project of award-winning film composer and producer Dave Wirth, it’s quite easy to say he’s achieved something rare. This record feels both like a culmination and a fresh beginning. It’s a collection of four tracks, but the experience stretches post-rock, IDM, and jazz for something extremely original and fresh.

Dave Wirth’s Double-Headed Seagulls EP "Play Artful" blends post‑rock, lo‑fi IDM, jazz guitar and ambient into four vivid tracks — from the yin‑yang synth pop of “Full Oxford” to the inventive title track, the oddball build of “One Pot Screamer,” and the haunting closer “Doss Money.”

“This is no ordinary record. It’s an exercise in turning sound into sketches, tones into brushstrokes, and rhythm into unexpected shapes. Wirth folds together post-rock dynamics, lo-fi electronica, IDM patterns, experimental ambient layers, and the fluidity of jazz guitar to create something vibrant and exploratory.” - Broken 8 Records

“It's a playful, eclectic, and wonderfully textured ode to how old recordings can be manipulated and rearranged to create something completely new. Caught between deft fusions of digital synthesizers, direct-to-interface guitars, and vibrant real-time feedback, it echoes the work of masters like Brian Eno, Radiohead, and Four Tet, creating a world torn between styles. The result is a captivating and whimsical listen, the musical equivalent of a child with a box of crayons, happily drawing on the walls while their parents watch with amused affection.”

“Play Artful” gives you the opportunity to close your eyes and reconnect with simpler times, where the joys of finding new music you love, the beauty of the sun above, and the potential of every day was as exciting as it has ever been.  We might not be able to physically go back there anymore, but songs like this can transport you.

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