{"product_id":"some-small-fortune-yellow-pearl-vinyl-dinked-edition-423","title":"SOME SMALL FORTUNE (Yellow Pearl Vinyl Dinked Edition #423)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the best part of the last decade, Dumfries-born, Glasgow-raised Liam Shortall AKA corto.alto has been in his home\u003cbr\u003estudio in the Southside of the Scottish city, cooking up frenetic improvisations, diligently wonky productions and\u003cbr\u003egenre-spanning compositions with a close-knit group of local collaborators. Now signed to Ninja Tune, the multi-\u003cbr\u003einstrumentalist producer, composer and performer announces “SOME SMALL FORTUNE”, which finds Shortall at his\u003cbr\u003emost expansive and unpredictably exciting, working with his widest range of features to date, collaborating with the\u003cbr\u003elikes of Mick Jenkins, Vector, anaiis, Oscar Jerome, Jacob Alon (Brit Award winner), BINA., Terra Kin and Eriff alongside\u003cbr\u003ehis longtime Glaswegian band, drummer Graham Costello, Mercury Prize nominated Fergus McCreadie and\u003cbr\u003esaxophonist Mateusz Sobieski to produce an electronic, classical, pop and indie-influenced record that extends far\u003cbr\u003ebeyond the confines of its meticulous making.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s been an intense but rewarding few years for Shortall and his corto.alto project (the stage name a nod to his Irish-\u003cbr\u003eSpanish heritage, translating as “short.tall” in Spanish). The release of his debut album ‘Bad With Names’ saw him\u003cbr\u003enominated for the 2024 Mercury Music Prize – alongside fellow Scot and now label-mate Barry Can’t Swim and the\u003cbr\u003elikes of Charli xcx, Ghetts, Beth Gibbons (Portishead), Nia Archives, CMAT and more – and saw him booked to play\u003cbr\u003ehundreds of shows across the world, including high-profile festival performances and a sold-out UK tour that featured\u003cbr\u003ehis own personally curated 2000-capacity “Made In Glasgow” mini-festival at the city’s legendary Barrowlands\u003cbr\u003eBallroom venue.\u003cbr\u003eThe music he makes as corto.alto is never easily categorised. It leans as much on his formal studies at the prestigious\u003cbr\u003eRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland, as on his time spent as part of the burgeoning and fertile music scene in Glasgow;\u003cbr\u003eincorporating an eclectic mix of influences that draw as much on his affinity with club-culture and all its forms of\u003cbr\u003eElectronic Music, or to his love of classic Hip-Hop, Soul and Funk. His 2024 album ‘30\/108’ saw him freely blend genre,\u003cbr\u003etempo and instrumentation across 30 tracks – one released each day of the month, drawn from a pool of 108 demos\u003cbr\u003eand accompanied by live performance videos – showcasing his flair for fast-thinking creativity, innovation and\u003cbr\u003eimprovisation over a more rigid studio approach. Exploring the fertile ground between live instrumentation and\u003cbr\u003eelectronic productions and sound design is also a cornerstone of corto.alto’s blistering live shows that – along with\u003cbr\u003ehandling bass, synth, trombone and effects – sees him turn band-leader, amongst his crew of hyper-talented\u003cbr\u003emusicians; all close friends and frequent collaborators.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s this fresh outlook and a hunger to subvert expectations that sets Shortall apart, winning him a new generation of\u003cbr\u003emusic fans unbeholden to any one scene, alongside champions across radio and media like Gilles Peterson, Sian Eleri,\u003cbr\u003eJamz Supernova, Deb Grant, KCRW and many more.\u003cbr\u003e“If Hiatus Kaiyote and Masters At Work had a child, corto.alto would be it - the future is now!” GILLES PETERSON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Yellow Pearl vinyl *\u003cbr\u003e● corto.alto hand designed slipmat *\u003cbr\u003e● 60 x 60cm foldout poster \/ lyric insert\u003cbr\u003e● Screen printed PVC outer sleeve\u003cbr\u003e● Limited pressing of 400 *\u003cbr\u003e*EXCLUSIVE to Dinked Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DINKED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57810856575359,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/4402\/5509\/files\/423_MAIN_SQ.webp?v=1782284948","url":"https:\/\/bendingsound.co.uk\/products\/some-small-fortune-yellow-pearl-vinyl-dinked-edition-423","provider":"Bending Sound","version":"1.0","type":"link"}