Absence makes the art grow bolder says Will Ainsley about Archives, which sounds like Chiastic Slide-era Autechre reimagining the Wicker Man soundtrack
Archives by Vanishing Twin
The idea that an album could be made piecemeal, in different countries, via the internet, would have been inconceivable forty years ago. Such technology would have seemed strange; stranger still might have been the idea that the traditional method – that is, recording a series of songs in one place during a set period of time – is far less viable these days. The logistical demands of creative practice in 2026 mean a piecemeal approach is an all-too necessary solution for many artists. Studios and practice spaces are expensive to rent. It’s difficult to organise a...
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