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Counterpoint Recordings is proud to present its first-ever long-play artist feature on the label. “The Fourth Hour” is a 12-track artist album written and produced by the British artist Section.
James “Section” Barclay is a DJ/Producer from Worthing (UK) who has been DJing since 1997 and has been fortunate to perform across the UK, NYC, and at the Miami Music Conference. The section began producing in 2006 with his mentor Nathan Solley and has been releasing music with respected labels since 2011. In 2017 he started his own label – Locked Up Music, which has been building up a respected repertoire over the years.
His journey with Counterpoint began in 2017 when his remix of ‘Bassment – Survive’ was included in the label’s first-ever remixes EP. Leveraging that momentum, 2019 saw the release of ’Contagion / Design’, a single which received significant support across the scene.
Over many years of working together, artist and label developed an interesting creative dynamic that naturally crescendoed to the decision of producing and releasing an album together. A debut for both sides involved, the project was undergoing development over the last two years and is now set for an exclusive release on Beatport & Spotify on July 8th, reaching all stores 2 weeks later.
Written and produced during challenging times for James, the album expresses the duality of light and dark that he faced daily as an NHS Physiotherapist. Deployed to the Covid ICU at the peak of the pandemic, he was forced to coexist daily with the contrast of profound melancholy and a deep sense of hope.
Most tracks were written during this period, which turned “The Fourth Hour” LP into an escape and tonic to cope with a very personal and emotionally intense period.
As the album took shape over time, James invited a number of talented vocalists and producers to feature on the tracklist. Their contribution was essential to making the whole listening experience come together as one of the truest and rawest representations of the Counterpoint sound. Section’s musical approach falls in line with Counterpoint’s vision of privileging a timeless aesthetic and aiming at maximizing each release’s shelf life.
Since finishing production in early 2022, the LP has been gathering selected plays across radio’s like Unity DAB, Life FM, CUIT FM, and Kool London, as well as receiving heartful reactions across dancefloors worldwide. Alongside a respected array of confirmed press features the official launch party is confirmed at Hard Club in Porto, Portugal on May 28 and the first single ‘Fly To Me’ (featuring OB1) will be out on June 17.
Release date: July 8th, 2022.