Penelope Trappes

A bewitching, spellbinding work which weaves atmospheric drones with Trappes' haunting and deeply affecting vox - this isn't a gentle tuft of spring ambience, it'll lacerate the hearts of the closest of listeners albeit in the very best way.

'A Requiem’ collects ten haunting, ambient soundscapes - incantations of dreams and nightmares, of death and grief, as well as power and autonomy. Carnal, transcendent cello drones are used to exorcise historical and generational traumas in an evocative and macabre piece of gothic experimentalism. ‘A Requiem’ is a raw, spiritual journey. Astonishingly vulnerable, and a compelling examination of loss - the threat of it, the meaning of it, the coming to terms with it. Across an album of breathtaking compositions, we are asked to bear witness to a sacred personal experience like no other.

“Trappes has centered herself in the narrative while solidifying a sound that was already spellbinding to begin with” Pitchfork.

“A striking work of evolution and deconstruction… meticulous with fine detail, and trusting of the supernatural forces that elevate it.” The Wire.