Vinyl LP pressing. Lakker return to R&S with their stunning new album; Época. Following 2016's conceptual 8 track maxi-EP "Struggle and Emerge" (using field recordings of TV and radio broadcasts from the Dutch National AV archive) Época is a bracing return to form, combining caustic electronics with fresh inspiration from the prepared piano of John Cage, plaintive folk melodies, the explorative label Sublime Frequencies and the raw rhythms of Kampala's Nyege Nyege Tapes. Following a restorative creative break to pursue their own solo projects (as Arad and Eomac respectively) the duo finally returned to the studio, finding themselves working more closely than ever before. "We wrote this record together, in the studio as a duo." Ian explains "Previous records involved a lot of time working on tracks individually, but Época was written almost entirely together in the studio - it felt much more fun, more organic and democratic." We allowed it to happen rather than push or pressure it" Dara adds.
- 1. Shoulder to the Bat
- 2. 100 Bar
- 3. Nest
- 4. A Juggling of Numbers
- 5. Clavier
- 6. Dropped Shoulders
- 7. A Whisper in Your Ear
- 8. Body From the Water
- 9. Murmuration
- 10. Discourage it All
