Snow Ghosts “Secret Garden”

30 May 2013 — Henning Lahmann

Fabric-affiliated Houndstooth, curated by Electronic Explorations mastermind Rob Booth, is still rather fresh yet already somewhat established, what probably shouldn't come as a surprise considering the high-profile names involved in the project. The label's output has been quite convincing so far, with superb productions especially by Call Super and House of Black Lanterns, next in line is a full-length by Snow Ghosts, the aptly named collaboration between Throwing Snow and London-based vocalist Augustus Ghost. The pace is considerably slower, and the overall production is extraordinary: sombre post-whatever arrangements in cinemascope, en passant gathering up the fruits of 25 years of UK electronic music heritage while gently meandering through a bleak and foggy, post-industrial English landscape. 'The waters will rise / And wash it all away', she wispers as they pass a Secret Garden, somewhere by the River Avon.

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