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Dino Spiluttini and Nils Quak - Modular Anxiety
© Umor Rex Records. Release date: January 28, 2014
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Vinyl LP limited edition of 300 copies packaged in an uncoated stock jackets with double sided insert, black inner polylined sleeve, and free download coupon. First 170 copies on gold opaque colored vinyl, remaining copies on black.

Modular Anxiety is a split LP comprised of 10 tracks that presents an audacious face in the land of ambient / drone synth music. One side belongs to Dino Spiluttini (with works on Home Normal and Beatismurder) and the other to Nils Quak (who has released on labels such as Nomadic Kids Republic and Sis Sic Tapes). ≈

It could be argued that for each common trait that binds them, there are twice as many differences that throw them apart. If the same words can be used to describe both sides (spatial, cathartic, acute, deep) one must also concede that they may not even belong to the same genre, even if the two of them do hum and drone profusely, glitch at intervals, and (apparently) constitute their sound from a warm analogue-digital palette. But the differences in character cannot be ignored: Spiluttini’s work is relatively direct and specific, with soaring melodies, taut structures, high frequency grasslands, surprises and electronic nuances full of musical drama sense, while Quak’s – written entirely on a modular synthesizer – sound is somehow more obscure, with a slower sense of time, cooler colors, bubbling textures, piercing notes, a mood of brooding mystery and menace, atonal melodies and phrasings, and an all-around smoky vision and sensibility.  So, the question arises: how come that such contrasting visions work so well together?  Both sides are made of synthetic music that sometimes evokes distorted environments & landscapes, but that hardly accounts for the odd tonal unity and continuity that goes from the A-side (Dino Spiluttini) to the B side (Nils Quak). Yet, they’re both equally friendly to the ear and satisfying in their own way. When considered together, they share a tacit agreement, a subtle and eerie intuition that goes back and forth between them.

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Two years on from a VNZMA Critics Choice Prize nomination, PAQUIN return from the void with the release of 'In Your Head', the first single from their upcoming EP III. 

Connecting strands of squelchy electro, psychedelia and krautrock, the EP completes the first part of PAQUIN's sonic journey, one which has seen the act develop from a solo project into a dynamic musical force.

The brainchild of songwriter and producer Tom Healy (Die! Die! Die!, Popstrangers, Tiny Ruins), PAQUIN's multidimensional line up is completed by David Flyger, Westley Holdsworth and Stu Harwood, with additional contributions from Cass Basil.

III is due to be released in late 2015.

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https://hannahinthewars.bandcamp.com
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“The amazing performances and arrangements somehow pull you in and take you somewhere else. Somewhere Hannah has been but you haven’t, she shares her secrets and tells her stories…Its been a pleasure and a privilege to work with her.” 
Roger O’Donnell, The Cure

"Live, the presence of these four women on stage is something to behold. The raw power of Curwood's voice and guitar rides atop a shimmering curtain of sirenic vocals and strings, like nothing I have ever seen before."
Pony Express

Songwriter Hannah Curwood originates from the stark, remote region of Central Otago in New Zealand. Now based in London, Hannah in the Wars is a new project, the result of working alongside Roger O'Donnell of The Cure and a handpicked group of musicians. 

This eponymous debut album showcases a collection of lyrically robust emotional narratives. Curwood’s distinctive and powerful vocals are accompanied by Telecaster, piano, synth, delicate string arrangements and the brooding pulse of an orchestral percussionist. 

O'Donnell has supported the band by providing his country home studio as a recording base, and lending guidance with vocal performance, arrangements and his expertise in synth programming.

The resulting ten songs evoke the likes of Hope Sandoval, P J Harvey, Anna Calvi, Sharon Van Etten, Laura Marling and Smog - delicacy entangled with intensity. 

The album was mixed by Paul Corkett (The Cure, Nick Cave, Bjork) and released via O'Donnell's 99X/10 label on May 25th 2015.

Hannah’s previous releases, Sky Above, Horse Below (2007) and The Blind Love EP (2009) both received resounding critical acclaim, with tracks such as the murder ballad ‘It's Been Snowing All Winter’ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuQK7Z_9Cuc)  showcasing Hannah's use of dark lyrics, twisted imagery and ethereal melody, earning her a place as one of New Zealand's celebrated alternative folk writers.

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