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Penelope Two

by Penelope Trappes

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    ** Cut & Mastered by Matt Colton, manufactured at optimal media, Germany **
    ** ALBUM OF THE DAY - BANDCAMP **



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

about

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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released October 26, 2018

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Penelope Trappes Brighton, UK

“intimate and surreal—like watching yourself mourn intense tragedy from an outsider’s vantage point.” - Bandcamp

"the sound of dust motes momentarily caught in a shaft of moonlight, of spirits pushing through from another realm. Alluring yet unsettling.” -Electronic Sound

"striking work of evolution and deconstruction" -The Wire

“Summoning the great ghosts of vintage 4AD and Kranky” -Pitchfork
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