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ARTIST
XAM DUO
TITLE
XAM Duo II
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
SONIC CATHEDRAL
CATALOG #
SCR 220LP
SCR 220LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
9/9/2022
LP version.
XAM Duo
-- the Yorkshire-based pairing of
Matthew Benn
and
Christopher Duffin
-- follow up their acclaimed self-titled 2016 debut (SCR 120CD/LP) with
XAM Duo II
. They have spent the past few years collaborating with
Virginia Wing
and releasing the fun single "Tisch Tennis", as well as playing live with everyone from
Stereolab
,
Sonic Boom
, and
Michael Rother
to
Jessy Lanza
,
The Necks
, and
Anna Meredith
. They are also both members of
Holodrum
, the band formed from the ashes of
Hookworms
whose debut album came out earlier this year. Despite being over five years in the making,
XAM Duo II
is a much more concise affair than their debut, clocking in at just under 30 minutes. The journey begins and ends with the beat-driven "Blue Comet" and "Cold Stones", taking in shorter ambient jams along the way, making use of saxophone, drawn-out tape chords, floating Rhodes piano, and spaced-out synths, alongside very precise and intentional, sequenced and punchy synth tones. With the digital approach it could feel cold and processed, but it's the opposite -- warm and natural. This is something that is reflected in the striking artwork by long-time collaborator
Jonathan Wilkinson
which comes from a series of prints inspired by his time hiking around the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire. One thing that has stayed the same is the influence of
The Sopranos
, with three of the six tracks on the album named after episodes of the classic series.
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