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VAUGHANARMS003 - 12"
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Drakelow is the new 26-minute EP by Epic45. Written in response to a visit that two of the band undertook to an abandoned underground military complex, the sound captures perfectly the spirit and atmosphere of the surroundings that inspired it. "Drakelow" evokes a dark, brooding menace as deep drones and cavernous reverberations engulf the listener. The music is by turns dense and claustrophobic, nostalgic and full of longing. Best played at night, in the dark, on headphones, the EP is profoundly and deeply affecting. If you're after musical comparisons, there are certain similarities with the 'isolationist' school of ambient or the alien soundscapes of Biosphere and Fennesz. This is not purely mood music, however, as tracks like "English Clock Systems" and "They Cut into the Hill" ably demonstrate, Epic45 can weave sublime melodies. What is clear is that Epic45 have excelled themselves and pushed their music into new and unexpected territories. These days, too few bands are prepared to take risks. Epic45 are clearly one of those that do, and when such experiments yield results like "Drakelow", we should be all the more thankful for it. We're getting 300 of this, on coloured vinyl..
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