The solo guise of Andrew Fearn of Sleaford Mods, who for a number of years now has been sculpting often atmospheric, sometimes tumultuous and largely erratic electronic music drawing from a range of source as wide as those to be found in SM. Although SM themselves once graced Fourth Dimension Records with a 7”, EXTNDDNTWRK have appeared on the label a couple of times thus far. One of these, a 2CD collection released a few years ago, included a soft-focus cover of Big Black’s ‘Bad Penny’, just like Albini had been replaced by Marvin Gaye. This probably exemplifies the spirit behind Andrew’s work as much as anything else.

“Mostly-instrumental tracks from Andrew Fearn, the musical half of Sleaford Mods. It’s something of a sideways-step from what you might be expecting, although at times the loops and rhythm suggest possible works-in-progress, but generally speaking, this is something that’s very much its’ own entity. Musically, it switches between genres with a sly, casual style, from Ambient atmospherics to occasional dance beats, although usually in a darker, more sparse framework.” – Fear & Loathing (Just Tracks 2CD, FDR, 2014)