All hands_make light summon visions of a new dawn

Over the past three years, while there has been a notable increase in collaboration releases, Montreal has always been a hotbed for artists to share and cross-pollinate ideas. With the pair having known one other since the late nineties, Engle and Menuck began playing music together during the first lockdown in As a part of Broken Social Scene , whilst fully aware of the fucked world surrounding them, they have always been a band to alleviate the anxieties; leave your troubles at the door, this band has you covered.

All hands_make light summon visions of a new dawn: Efrim Menuck and Ariel Engle invite

Meanwhile, Godspeed You! There has always been a lot to demystify with GY! The old things are sinking with their hands around our throat. His vocal, forever unique and a vital instrument in both his solo endeavours and spearheading Thee Silver Mt. A swelling orchestral piece that, oddly enough, follows a similar groove to Sympathy for the Devil , but at quarter speed.

Taking its cues from the dystopian snapshots Menuck carved out during his wonderful solo offering, Pissing Stars , the despair bleeds into The Sons and Daughters of the Poor Eternal — a prolonged drone where both Engle and Menuck distil the uncertainty of these times. The storm clouds continue to hover during Anchor. Pushing against the tide of dystopian horror, alongside Engle , Menuck delicately unravels a series of sonic vignettes that ooze with tender emotional force.

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