Blood Wine or Honey

Electronic duo Blood Wine or Honey hone their distinctive hypno-tropicalia sound in the industrial warehouses and hidden rural settlements of Hong Kong, surrounded by the low-end throb of heavy machinery, the scent of dried fish and the humidity of the South China Sea.

Seasoned multi-instrumentalists James Banbury (synths, bass, cello, electronics) and Joseph von Hess (saxophone, percussion, winds, electronics) create a witch’s brew of brazen sax themes, lo-fi/hi-tech electronics and motorik drums. Their wonky tactics and party palpitations invoke a ritualistic, euphoric encounter that takes notes from post- punk, tropical polyrhythms, dance floor experimentation and bass/sound-system music.