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01. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Oracle
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02. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Stand
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03. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Helios
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04. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Psyche
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05. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Your Heart
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06. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Diane
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07. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Silence
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08. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - In the Sun
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09. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Black Flowers
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10. PAPER DOLLHOUSE - Siren
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ARTIST
PAPER DOLLHOUSE
TITLE
Aeonflower
FORMAT
Cassette
LABEL
BIRD
CATALOG #
EGGS 021CS
EGGS 021CS
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
6/23/2015
An exploration of warped, dream-like atmosphere and taught, noise-ingrained electronics,
Paper Dollhouse
has evolved from the solo work of
Astrud Steehouder
into an expansive, cinematic project now involving visual artist
Nina Bosnic
. Recorded with a stronger focus on electronic processes and with a deeper, light-starved aesthetic,
Aeonflower
's emboldened use of crushed-noise dynamics takes the London-based group's acclaimed 2012 debut,
A Box Painted Black
, into darker, murkier, and more thrilling territory.
Aeonflower
is the slow descent of a newly discorporated spirit into a fogged, neon lagoon, a drowned world still lit. If the first album was a box of raw secrets with hints of obscured folk roots,
Aeonflower
is the endless rain of expression, experience, and change. On this outing, both artists' vocals are expressive, forgoing complex lyrical concerns for minimal text invested with emotive power. Opener "Oracle" bleeds into "Stand," with the first of Steehouder's haunted vocals, a fragile minimalism augmented by barren guitar. "Helios" sees a drum machine kick and ride cymbal pin down a dark, enveloping vocal duet until "Psyche" obliterates it all with billowing noise, a thrilling shock to the system. The swirling synths and suppressed emotion of "Your Heart" peak in the centerpiece "Diane," a shadowy piece highlighting Steehouder's minimalist approach. Side two acts as a mini-suite, with
Diamanda Galás
-inspired vocal abstractions and walls of sound coming down with standout ambient track "Black Flowers." Dark and light interplay beautifully on album closer "Siren," a turbulent if ambiguous build-up of harmony and noise. This cassette edition follows a vinyl edition on the Night School label, and coincides with UK press and radio support and a UK tour.
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