Afternoon X, by Vanishing Twin

Afternoon X

by Vanishing Twin

supported by

StrangeFlow Man i can't wait for the release - this band never disappoints! If you like Stereolab and Broadcast and the Heliocentrics, this should be interesting for you! Such a unique style and wonderful voice. Thank you for making music. Favorite track: Lazy Garden.

more...

	/

Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of Afternoon X via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

Purchasable with gift card

£20 GBP or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of Afternoon X via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

Purchasable with gift card

£12 GBP or more
Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£8 GBP or more
LP + LTD risograph print booklet bundle
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of Afternoon X via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

1.	Melty 02:10	buy track
2.	Afternoon X 04:06	buy track
3.	Brain Weather 02:53	buy track
4.	Lotus Eater 04:23	buy track
5.	Marbles 06:17	buy track
6.	The Down Below 08:23	buy track
7.	Lazy Garden 04:56	buy track
8.	Subito 04:27	buy track

about

Vanishing Twin furthers their exploration of decidedly experimental territories with Afternoon X. Crafted with a playful balance of humour and rigour, with each member embracing the role of the multi-instrumentalist and process, over outcome.

Following a series of line-up changes, Vanishing Twin is now the tightly honed collective of singer and multi-instrumentalist Cathy Lucas, drummer Valentina Magaletti (Holy Tongue, Tomaga, Moin) and bassist Susumu Mukai (Zongamin). Harnessing the diverse touchstones of its members; Lucas’ left-field song-craft, Magaletti’s singular approaches to experimental percussion, and Mukai’s long history in the production of electronic music, the band has refined a hypnotic sound at the juncture of minimalism, kosmische, post-punk, and dream-laden, psychedelic pop.

These eight fluttering abstractions, culled, collaged, and built upon from a vast constellation of instruments, samples, and unclaimed sources. Lucas employs her voice as an instrument and a generator of raw sound, weaving surreal imagery and uncanny juxtapositions amongst the dance and propellant drive. From infectious grooves of the album’s title track and the constrained minimalism of “Subito”, to the ambitious heights of pieces like ‘The Down Below’ and Lazy Garden, which unfurl a psychedelic avant-gardism on the scope and scale of David Axelrod and Scott Walker.

Vanishing Twin embark upon a new multifaceted journey that collectively culminates as the bands most forward-thinking and groundbreaking release to date.

credits

released October 6, 2023

Vanishing Twin is Susumu Mukai, Valentina Magaletti and Cathy Lucas

All tracks recorded by Vanishing Twin at studio OVO in London; additional recording for The Down Below by Shaun Crook at Cafe OTO, and Subito at The Mill in Sudbury

Mixed by Marta Salogni and Vanishing Twin
Mastered by Amir Shoat

Samples on Afternoon X by Phil MFU; classical guitar on The Down Below and flute on Lazy Garden by Arthur Sajas; percussion on Subito by Elliott Arndt

Artwork by Valentina Magaletti and Susumu Mukai
Photography by Arthur Sajas
Sleeve design by Karolina Kołodziej

license

about

Vanishing Twin London, UK

Cathy Lucas, Valentina Magaletti and Susumu Mukai

Facebook

shows

Apr 27

EartH

London, UK

contact / help

Contact Vanishing Twin

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Vanishing Twin, you may also like:

Ookii Gekkou
by Vanishing Twin

supported by 28 fans who also own “Afternoon X”

A cosmic melting pot of future past sounds... Jason Boardman
go to album
The Age Of Immunology
by Vanishing Twin

supported by 26 fans who also own “Afternoon X”

Nice repress of this gem from Vanishing Twins earlier catalogue. Jason Boardman
go to album
Pensiero Magico
by Vanishing Twin

supported by 19 fans who also own “Afternoon X”

Это последний, видимо, альбом, купленный мной на bandcamp. И я рад, что им оказался именно он. Отличная запись, зыбкое настроение и черная вуаль сна, в котором мы все оказались. Я из России. Victor Puchkov
go to album
Honey Badger
by Dorcha

With their blend of playfulness and graduate-level instrumentation, Dorcha deftly prove that improvisational zeal and conservatory-level precision aren't mutually exclusive. Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 16, 2020
go to album
Summer Came Early EP
by Exploded View

featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 21, 2017
go to album
Afternoon X
by Vanishing Twin

Fever dream music defined by existential dread. Bandcamp Album of the Day Oct 9, 2023
go to album
Promises
by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

supported by 19 fans who also own “Afternoon X”

hypnotic and incredibly moving marsplutomusic
go to album