Retep Folo & Dorothy Moskowitz

Utilising an array of vintage instruments, Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist, Retep Polo, conjures layered, avant-garde yet deceptively melodic chorales & dream-like mantras soaked in waves of 1960's psychedelia with fuzz guitars, pastoral acoustics, buzzing synths & hypnotic percussion.

Featuring the magisterial, sage-like presence of Dorothy Moskowitz (The United States Of America) who contributes voices, words & additional music, plus Emily Brown Soldberg, Svante Sjostedt & Dorothy's grandson, Hudson "Boom" Persson, together they create an album rich in arcane sound, eery mysticism & urgent prophecy.

Fans of late 1960's psychedelia, early 1970's experimental rock & eco-conceptual electronics will find much to savour amongst the 11 tracks on this finely crafted edition.

Dorothy has explored similar themes throughout her remarkable career, notably on the 1968 The United States of America album - an enduring psych classic & major influence on artists such as Broadcast, Stereolab & Portishead.

With Peter's meticulous production bringing things full-circle yet sharply up to date, the album inhabits a sonic world comparable to White Noise, Mort Garson, Alessandro Alessandroni, Alain Goraguer, Franco Battiato, Maria Monti & Francois de Roubaix. 'The Afterlife' is a profound, moving paean to nature's self-regulating cycles and our fragile planet.