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TRI 630LP
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A dark melancholic gem, somewhere between the heavy atmosphere of Rome's Nera, Coil's Moon's Milk phase, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson's hypnotic film music-like moments and driving post-punk -- yet always bearing the unmistakable hallmark of Michael Cashmore. This release of Vukovar's album Monument sees their first collaboration with iconic English artist, musician and composer Michael Cashmore (Current 93, Nature And Organisation), to turn the three shades of Vukovar into four; a marriage made in purgatory. This album reflects a Wonderland gone sour, fragile music box chimes collide with shards of harsh noise, motorik rhythms brood menacingly beneath lush synthetic textures and angelic voices that contort them into contempt in these incredible recordings. Cashmore is revered by music lovers as one of Britain's most influential and inspiring composers. In the mid-80s Cashmore came into contact with David Tibet (ex-Psychic TV) of the group CURRENT 93, which he later joined in 1990. For the next 20 years Cashmore wrote almost exclusively all of the music for the group including the seminal albums Of Ruine Or Some Blazing Starre, Sleep Has His House, Soft Black Stars, and Thunder Perfect Mind. Not only is he responsible for influential songs like "A Sadness Song", "Whilst The Night Rejoices Profound And Still", and "The Bloodbells Chime" which are long considered classics in the progressive folk and industrial genre, he also has written music for British wave legend Marc Almond (Soft Cell) and avant-garde sensation Anohni (Antony & The Johnsons). An artist renowned for his eclectic work and poignant nature of his music, Cashmore has also collaborated with the likes of Nick Cave, Bill Fay, Tony Visconti, and many more. Vukovar formed in 2014 in a crumbling place filler town in the North West of England and set about creating their own world within an otherworld. In their short yet eternal time, they have been relentlessly productive; Monument being the sixth full LP after their highly well-received previous five. Includes CD. Magenta, 180 gram vinyl; gatefold sleeve; printed inner sleeves.
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