Penelope Two, by Penelope Trappes

Penelope Two

by Penelope Trappes

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Russell Dixon Timeless & placeless. Elemental & mysterious. Penelope Two has many secrets to reveal. Favorite track: Burn On.

Tom Buhrman The balance of sounds and quiet spaces is perfect.

dag_nabbhett one of my fave headphone records. melting away now. bye bye.

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“Referencing Scott Walker and This Mortal Coil, Trappes uses a minimal palette to frame her spellbinding, spectral songs in a starkly beautiful sound, suggesting a collaboration between Mazzy Star and Leyland Kirby, or Felicia Atkinson writing for Lynch. Truly remarkable” Boomkat

“A shiver inducing introspective work, drawing influence from Nick Cave and Grouper” The FADER

“Sounds like Scott Walker collaborating with Julee Cruise” FACT Magazine

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1.	Silence 02:41	buy track
2.	Connector 03:53	buy track
3.	Burn On 03:12	buy track
4.	Kismet 02:57	buy track
5.	Carry Me 03:25	buy track
6.	Maeve 04:09	buy track
7.	Exodus 01:36	buy track
8.	Farewell 01:56	buy track
9.	For You 02:54	buy track
10.	Nite Hive 05:23	buy track

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Following her debut album ‘Penelope One’ for Optimo Music, antipodean vocalist, musician and soundscaper Penelope Trappes presents sophomore longplayer ‘Penelope Two’, for Houndstooth.

Elements from multiple sources are subsumed by Trappes’ sonic presence; one hears Badalamenti and Julee Cruise’s work for ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Twin Peaks’, Slowdive’s dreampop, the scorched comedowns of early Primal Scream, Colin Newman’s dark melancholia, plus contemporaries like Tropic Of Cancer and Sky H1.

These distilled, rarefied creations take echoes as their starting point, with Trappes summoning swathes of tones, textures and emotions into something ethereal but also powerful, like an evocation of spirits. It’s also deeply melodic, with her intimate, maternally-tender voice floating in the middle of each three dimensional, womb-like sonic space.

Originally from the Northern Rivers of NSW, Australia before moving to New York and developing experimental electronic projects Locke and Priscilla Sharp, plus her best-known incarnation with partner Stephen –The Golden Filter.

• “Referencing Scott Walker and This Mortal Coil, Trappes uses a minimal palette to frame her spellbinding, spectral songs in a starkly beautiful sound, suggesting a collaboration between Mazzy Star and Leyland Kirby, or Felicia Atkinson writing for Lynch. Truly remarkable” Boomkat

• “A shiver inducing introspective work, drawing influence from Nick Cave and Grouper” The FADER

• “A majestic collection of dystopian lullabies” 20 Jazz Funk Greats

Cut and mastered by Matt Colton and manufactured at optimal media, Germany.

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