Raglani

cover: KR124

Of Sirens Born CD KR124

  1. River In
  2. The Promise of Wood and Water
  3. Perilous Straits
  4. Washed Ashore
  5. Jubilee
Kranky

Situated in the sound world of contemporary kosmiche electronica, Raglani's upcoming release, Of Sirens Born goes several steps further than many retro-focused efforts, rendering audibly literal the traditional metaphor of voyage that has underscored so many synth-driven concept albums. Beginning tentatively and uneasily, these five pieces progress through expansive phases of grandeur and menace, shipwrecking before washing ashore on a new world. At the core of the work is the idea of the imaginary vista; high, keening drones issue from the heart of unknown rivers, populated on all sides by fantastically twittering creatures and alien flora, drawing the listener on with the hint of exotic treasure, hidden within forbidding and impossible jungles.