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    Anjou Epithymia

    Kranky
    • Anjou – Culcinae
    • Anjou – Greater Grand Crossing
    • Anjou – Soucouyant
    • Anjou – An Empty Bank
    • Anjou – Glamr
    • Anjou – Georgie
    • 1. Culcinae
    • 2. Greater Grand Crossing
    • 3. Soucouyant
    • 4. An Empty Bank
    • 5. Glamr
    • 6. Georgie

    Ambient power duo Anjou's sophomore statement continues in the vein of their 2014 debut, unfurling a full hour of mesmeric synthetic drift and veiled melodic undertow. Comprised of Mark Nelson (of pioneering post-rock experimentalists Labradford and Pan·American) and Robert Donne (of Labradford, Aix Em Klemm, Cristal) , the group work largely in long-form suites of sound, alternately spacious and dense. The new LP's six pieces embrace flux and ambiguity: drones swell and shudder, hushed currents of noise glitch and dissolve, atmospheres congeal and liquify. As with the participants' prior projects, Anjou evoke a shadowed, mysterious mood, variously melancholy and transcendent.