After a short hiatus, misericord is back for 2010 with more off-kilter missives for back-room massive. first up is the welcome return of mr al usher. his “gnanfou” ep christened the label back in the summer of 2007 and was rapturously received / licensed all over the place. al’s been quiet of late, busy being a dad and doing a proper job, but prins thomas put his out of the loop gem “lullaby for robert” out again in 2009 to much acclaim. this new release “hilversum” is very much its follow-up: al at his most unashamedly gorgeous, re-contextualising an old Deutsche Neue Welle melody and weaving it into a characteristically intricate and beautiful piece of post-balearic loveliness. for the flip we commissioned a remix from one of europe’s most exciting new producers, barcelona’s john talabot. his astonishing delorean remix was a mainstay of our dj sets last year and he’s done us just as proud on this one. his “wilderness mix” is an absolute stormer - he chops and loops al’s original, transforming it into an anthemic mid-tempo piano and percussion workout with an unashamedly ecstatic breakdown. it has already been proudly featured on ewan’s kompakt mix CD “we are proud of our choices”. early DJ support comes from the likes of luke solomon, chris duckenfield, will saul, prince language, nathan gregory wilkins and filippo “naughty” moscatello.