THE SOUND NOT THE WORD
"Mirror Breathing – and, by extension, Shield Patterns – is something very, very special, and deserves to be both treasured, and recognised for the triumph that it is."

PEEK-A-BOO
"A stunner. For a moment we had the first records of Sneaker Pimps in mind. So yes, it is a sort of trip hop, but because of the countless jazz, classical and experimental sounds, it's so much more than that"

Underground magazines like Peek-A-Boo and The Sound Not The Word (but also: Soundlab, The Skinny, [Sic] Magazine and The Monolith) are extremely enthusiastic about Shield Patterns, the band encompassing Claire Brentnall and Richard Knox (A-Sun Amissa/The Rustle of the Stars /Glissando). The duo from Manchester deals in intense, experimental music with a dark, surrealistic aura to it. All bundled together on ‘Mirror Breathing’, their most recent issue was released on Gizeh Records. A breathtaking live experience!