A perfect match between darkest ambient producer Ruairi O’Baoighill and folk experimenter Grey Malkin. What we have here is a very complimentary collaboration that sees the two approaches illuminate each other’s work.
Ruairi’s otherworldly production and soundscapes make Malkin’s contributions feel like musical spectres wandering through the sonic fog Ruairi conjures. Yet Malkin’s contributions make a distorted familiarity that creates a more relatable space.
With guest contributions and samples in the mix, it gives the album the feel of a strange journey. For some reason it makes me think of old Victorian ghost stories that revolve around train journeys.
I think by now you should know from my reference points whether this is your sort of thing or not. If they chimed with you then you should absolutely buy this folk horror odyssey.
