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Afternoon X

by Vanishing Twin

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rexistopheles
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rexistopheles another quality collage-lounge sound release from vanishing twin Favorite track: Afternoon X.
New Music Jason
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New Music Jason This album is my Feature Pick for the week 09/30/23 - 10/06/23 on my New Music page: Favorite track: Afternoon X.
4rkz
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4rkz Like all of it. Wish I could make music like this.
Update: absolutely love this album. Fantastic. I can’t come up with all the flowery talk., but give it a listen, makes me realise what a cold unimaginative musician I am sigh. Maybe in the next life
Strictly Kev
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Strictly Kev Vanishing Twin's most out there album yet, I didn't like it on first listen but it's growing on me. Shades of United States of America and a more freeform approach to composition, no idea how they will do this live.
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Melty 02:10
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Afternoon X 04:06
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Lotus Eater 04:23
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Marbles 06:17
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Lazy Garden 04:56
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Subito 04:27

about

Vanishing Twin furthers their exploration of decidedly experimental territories with Afternoon X. Crafted with a playful balance of humour and rigour, with each member embracing the role of the multi-instrumentalist and process, over outcome.

Following a series of line-up changes, Vanishing Twin is now the tightly honed collective of singer and multi-instrumentalist Cathy Lucas, drummer Valentina Magaletti (Holy Tongue, Tomaga, Moin) and bassist Susumu Mukai (Zongamin). Harnessing the diverse touchstones of its members; Lucas’ left-field song-craft, Magaletti’s singular approaches to experimental percussion, and Mukai’s long history in the production of electronic music, the band has refined a hypnotic sound at the juncture of minimalism, kosmische, post-punk, and dream-laden, psychedelic pop.

These eight fluttering abstractions, culled, collaged, and built upon from a vast constellation of instruments, samples, and unclaimed sources. Lucas employs her voice as an instrument and a generator of raw sound, weaving surreal imagery and uncanny juxtapositions amongst the dance and propellant drive. From infectious grooves of the album’s title track and the constrained minimalism of “Subito”, to the ambitious heights of pieces like ‘The Down Below’ and Lazy Garden, which unfurl a psychedelic avant-gardism on the scope and scale of David Axelrod and Scott Walker.

Vanishing Twin embark upon a new multifaceted journey that collectively culminates as the bands most forward-thinking and groundbreaking release to date.

credits

released October 6, 2023

Vanishing Twin is Susumu Mukai, Valentina Magaletti and Cathy Lucas

All tracks recorded by Vanishing Twin at studio OVO in London; additional recording for The Down Below by Shaun Crook at Cafe OTO, and Subito at The Mill in Sudbury

Mixed by Marta Salogni and Vanishing Twin
Mastered by Amir Shoat

Samples on Afternoon X by Phil MFU; classical guitar on The Down Below and flute on Lazy Garden by Arthur Sajas; percussion on Subito by Elliott Arndt

Artwork by Valentina Magaletti and Susumu Mukai
Photography by Arthur Sajas
Sleeve design by Karolina Kołodziej

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