Reflecting on the subject matter of survivor’s guilt, everything from the writing to the performance of Martyr breathes authenticity and meaning into the creative ambient space. The idea of being thought of as strong, when deep-down you feel devastation, and still haven’t healed from the trauma, is one that’s perhaps more common than expected, and yet it’s rarely – if ever – brought about in contemporary music and songwriting.
Dreamwave
Kicking off the new month with an impressively compelling fusion of contemporary traits – ANLIL brings the atmospheric ambiance, soulful longing and tropical vibes all at once, for the iconic new single All For Nothing.
“All of this has been extraordinary. I’m a guy in a house in Midwest USA. I’ve spent years looking out of this window. I never thought I would be in a place where someone on the other side of the world is reading the words I’m saying or hearing the songs I wrote. “
Throughout twenty tracks we’re blessed with lashings of neo-electro sounds and captivating melodies, strong grooves and seductive lyrical journeys. The set can be pieced together like pages of an enchanting story – within which a plethora of individually enthralling tales and ideas relating to technology and love; to AI and humanity – to the static and the silence, all feature.
The House Of Love presents an array of string-like synths and all-consuming soundscapes, whilst countering that enchanting escapism with a deeply personal front-line vocal and paralleled storytelling