02 Aug 2012 — Henning Lahmann
After their superb debut
Water's Edge from last year, Brooklyn experimental project
Future Shuttle are about to release sophomore effort
In To It. Unlike the almost exclusively synth-based work on their first EP, largely the brainchild of Camilla Padgitt-Coles and Jessa Farkas, advance track "Astro Curio" ultimately shows the growing relevance of flutist Lizzie Harper and percussionist Linnea Vedder aside from the live setup, a development that significantly expands the outfit's musical depth, while also leading to a seemingly more straightforward approach to composition and arrangement. The track is a compelling piece of psychedelic soundscaping, with densely layered synths and flutes that provide a pleasant and intriguingly mystifying backdrop for some aptly ethereal vocals, convincingly tied together by a very time-honoured set of hippie-esque rhythmic devices on the verge of pastiche. In a good way.
In To It is out in September on
New Images.
