If I had to pick one word to describe the new release from this duo it would be sublime. I don’t know much about the film for which this music was the soundtrack,.but if I had to guess upon first listen it would have to have something to do with a cold barren landscape. A quick search told me that it is a documentary on the land, skies, and water of Northern Iceland so I wasn’t far off. Lots of subtle bowed metals here with perhaps some field recordings of water and wind layered with light textures of flute, woodwinds, and pads. The piece is over 30 minutes stretched over two sides of vinyl with a very organic feel and gentle flow. There are certainly a lot of drone records out there that tend to sound like a few presets slapped together. This is one of the reasons I enjoy the work of both of these artists. They tend to sound like they are actually making the sounds and not just pressing some keys in Omnisphere. As always the packaging is beautiful with Andrew Chalks artwork on the jacket and the duotone print and the three postcards. Released by Faraway Press (currently relocating the website).
You can grab a listen on Andrew Chalks new Bandcamp Page or purchase the vinyl from Timo’s La Scie Doree website
