Vanishing Twin

the London ensemble's debut is an exploratory record that marries oblique English pop with a palette of arkestral sounds.

The band enlisted the help of producer Malcolm Catto (Heliocentrics, DJ Shadow, The Gaslamp Killer) & they blend structure & improvisation in pop songs. drawing on sounds outside of the usual pop vocabulary, the group used forgotten drum machines, home-made electronics, vibraphones, tablas & harp to invoke the esoteric psychedelia of lost soundtracks, radiophonic experiments & minimal music orchestras. Vanishing Twin is made up of singer Cathy Lucas (Fanfarlo, The Oscillation) drummer Valentina Magaletti (Raime, Tomaga, Uuuu, Neon Neon), bassist Susumu Mukai (Zongamin, Floating Points), library music head Phil M.F.U. (Man From Uranus, Broadcast) on strange sounds & film maker and visual artist Elliott Arndt on flute & percussion.