Our Desires Still Burn

As far as understatements go, opening David Harrow's profile on Discogs with "British keyboardist" is up there with the best of them.

I've been interested in David Harrow's work for pretty much as long as I've been buying and collecting music, although admittedly this was largely subconscious to begin with. 

Our Darkness by Anne Clark made a huge impression on me, though it didn't really register that David Harrow had co-written and remixed the song until years later when his name also appeared in the credits for On-U Sound releases by Gary Clail and Barmy Army or Jah Wobble or alongside Andrew Weatherall.

David's roots in dub music resonate deeply with me, but it's also the breadth of his experimentation and, in the last couple of years, excellent collaborations with Little Annie, Hugo Nicholson and Red Snapper that continue to draw me back for me.

And, given his prodigious work rate, there's always more top notch music coming.

If you're new to David Harrow, here are nine reasons why you should get familiar. If you know what he's about, then here's 46 minutes of dub-infused excellence.

1) Revolvalution (David Harrow Circle Squared Remix): Hugo Nicolson & David Harrow (2024)

2) Fall (Lickwood Sax Dub) (Mixed By David Harrow): Deep Joy (1990)

3) Fussing And Fighting (David Harrow Mix): Bob Marley (2001)

4) Our Darkness (Remix By Anne Clark & David Harrow): Anne Clark (1984)

5) Skratchy (Level 4): Bloodsugar (Andrew Weatherall & David Harrow) (1995)

6) Tight Chest: Red Snapper ft. David Harrow (2024)

7) Loverman (Remix By James Hardway aka David Harrow): Billie Holiday (2004)

8) Maskup Dub: David Harrow (2020)

9) End Of Times (Rude Audio's Immutable Remix By Mark Ratcliff): David Harrow + Little Annie (2024)

1984: Our Darkness EP: 4

1990: Fall EP: 2

1995: Levels EP: 5

2001: In Dub & Remixed: 3

2004: Ladies Of Jazz Remixed: 7

2020: Virus Dubs: 8

2024: End Of Times EP: 9

2024: Revolvalution EP: 1

2024: Tight Chest EP: 6

Our Desires Still Burn (46:00) (GD) (M)