Aspidistrafly – Altar Of Dreams

Description

While their last albumA Little Fableintroduced the world to their bucolic and wispy brand of folk songwriting,Altar of Dreamssees the Aspidistrafly also the founders of Kitchen. Label harness their experiences over the past decade to create a wholly new and inspired vision. In this new and third album, they drew upon a rich palette of shapes, sounds and movement: straddling between the visionary photography ofSerge LutensandDora Maar, 80s Japanese ambient pop, musique concrete and the mournful strings ofBla Bartk. The world in which Aspidistrafly once inhabited was foggy and awash in faded memory. A feeling of being suspended in time felt inescapable with each listen.

InAltar of Dreams, the fog is clearing up. At nine songs under 35 minutes, the album possesses all the defining hallmarks ofAspidistrafly poetic lyricism, cosmic introspection, lush strings, surrealism, tenderness and texture. But what was once seemingly inscrutable has now been explored with astounding clarity, the duo maneuvering through a space-time continuum with delicate leaps. The compositions glimmer with sincerity, addressing all at once destruction, mystery, uncertainty, hopes and dreams. The resulting music is backed by an opulence only possible with a line-up of guest musicians.The Voice of Flowersis stirring in its balance of flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano, bolstered by a string quartet. Kitchen. LabelartistHaruka Nakamurafeatures on the track alongsideKyo Ichinose(who arranged the strings for the album) and wind instrumentalistAraki Shin. InAltar of Dreams, Aspidistrafly are renewed and hopeful. Theyve emerged from a decade spent reframing the world they see through vivid dreams and memories. Now, its all yours to experience. via Label

Label: Kitchen. Label
Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Stereo, Pink
Released: 2022
Genre: Electronic, Classical, Folk
Style: Ambient, Neo-Classical

File under: Singapore Music