Cyclobe - Wounded Galaxies Tap at the Window [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: NAOS01CD
Barcode: 5060174952548
Release Date: 07 Jun 2024
Genre: Experimental/Electronic

Essentially a duo comprising Ossian Brown and Stephen Thrower, CYCLOBE have created a thrilling and compelling collection of music, which moves effortlessly from realms of cavernous cacophony to moments of blissful delicacy. This album, originally released in 2010, features contributions from Thighpaulsandra (synthesiser/piano), John Contreras (cello) Cliff Stapleton (hurdy-gurdy), and Michael J. York (duduk/pipes). ‘Wounded Galaxies' front cover features a stunning artwork by the renowned American artist Fred Tomaselli, whose work has been exhibited at the Whitney and MoMA. Thrower and Brown are well known for their work in the legendary group COIL (Thrower played on the band's seminal 1980s/early 1990s releases, while Brown was involved in their 21st century studio and live incarnations). Among other recent credits, Thrower plays in UNICAZÜRN and the improvising group The AMAL GAMAL ENSEMBLE, whilst Brown appears on CURRENT 93's recent, highly acclaimed album ‘Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain’. CYCLOBE’s unique and complex sound-world has been developing and mutating ever since their debut album released in 1999 ‘Luminous Darkness’ and its unearthly successor ‘The Visitors’. With ‘Wounded Galaxies’, the group has not only produced their finest and most ambitious work to date, they’ve created an album which can stand tall with the year’s most innovative and exciting releases.

Tracklisting: Side One 1. How Acla Disappeared From Earth 2. The Woods Are Alive With the Smell of His Coming   Side Two 3. We'll Witness the Resurrection of Dead Butterflies (Three Moons) 4. Sleeper The Blue Towers, The Copper Bells Ghost Ribbon The Unknowable Index 5. Wounded Galaxies Tap at the Window