Xeno Oaklander
Topiary
Ghostly International presents Xeno and Oaklander's new full-length album 'Topiary'. In their fifth album to date, the Brooklyn based girl / boy electronic duo explores themes of arcana and electricity. The sound of 'Topiary' is rich and deep like a 60s French Pop album shot through a prism of late renaissance chamber music. Liz Wendelbo's voice seems haunted by ghosts of YeYe girls, Françoise Hardy's whispers set against a glorious backdrop of blaring synthetic horns and organs. Known for their signature analog synth sound, Xeno and Oaklander have been quoted as referring to their synths as elemental fire is what powers energy, voltage and electricity. Electro magnetism is electric energy, like lightning in the sky here it is controlled by switches and buttons, shaped by filters and envelopes, and travels through patch cables and modules to create synthetic creations of classical instruments pianos, brass, guitars, percussions. The result is orchestral and textured.
Tracklist
1. Marble
2. Virtues and Vice
3. Baroque
4. Topiary
5. Palms
6. Chevron
7. Chimera
8. Worlding Worlds
9. Topiary II
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