Shapeshifting trio Vanishing Twin present their new album Archives, a collage of postmodern songcraft that finds transcendence in the shared experience of creation.
The album’s title alludes to Vanishing Twin’s distinctive approach of listening to, piecing together and reworking daily recording sessions. Each player brings a wide experience of collaboration and improvisation, with listening back and editing studio sessions an integral part of the creative process. Concepts of authorship and ownership dissolve in Vanishing Twin’s music, as members swap instruments and lose themselves in the collaborative moment. The archives of the album title become documents of the trio’s collective intelligence.
The chaotic energy of Archives pushes Vanishing Twin into unfamiliar shapes and directions where their model of collective music making, and egos are dispelled in playful games of mix and match, and creativity flows between the three multi-instrumentalists. Operating between and outside conventional categories of genre, they sit alongside fellow travellers such as Tara Clerkin Trio and Still House Plants, stretching the idea of the contemporary music ensemble. A decade into their existence, Vanishing Twin are more mercurial than ever.
“The trio moves confidently beyond its acuity for cultural synthesis, stepping into stranger, more scintillating territory where unexpected shifts and mercurial sounds are the standard.” Pitchfork
LIVE DATES
29th October: Samhain Ritual, Earth, Hackney, London, UK
‘Archives’ is out now Available in Deep Red LP + 3 Piece Photo Set Hand Stamped and Numbered Envelope (Rough Trade Exclusive), Cream Vinyl LP (Indies Exclusive), Standard Classic Black Vinyl & CD.
