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the British quartet navigated a course between shoegaze and ambient dub–but by 1995

There’s little concession to melody here

reverb‑soaked guitars and layered harmonies drift over carefully paced rhythms and washes of synth

In retrospect

Venetian Veil - The Lands of the Living and the Dead import based on original art by[Limited hand numbered silk screened cover] The Lands of the Living and the Dead is a haunting six track mini album that weaves ethereal post punk and darkwave atmospheres. The Portland based duo, managing production across 202021, crafts a conceptual journey split between the Living and the Dead. Opening with the feedback tinged drone of Asleep in the Land of the Living and pulsing electrogoth on Quiver, the album drifts into sorrowful beauty on the