Island

Heavyweight 180 gram vinyl double LP (including download coupon). Gatefold cover with original painting by Ana Da Silva. CD edition with additional song "Let's Eat Pasta". The new collaborative album from Ana Da Silva (of The Raincoats) and Japanese electronic musician Phew. A bracing odyssey in industrial noise, Island is full of absorbing textures, tactile beats, and a masterfully dynamic compositional style. Each cavernous track feels like a conversation, and out of the ominous dark comes a generative hope. Ana and Phew contribute pointillist bits of spoken word in each other's native tongues of Portuguese and Japanese, reflecting on isolation, friendship, and nature. The quotidian is made profound. A gripping mood is set by the shared stoicism and subtle playfulness of these two cult punk icons1. Islands 2. Strong Winds 3. Conversation 4. Bom Tempo 5. Stay Away 6. Here To There 7. Konnichiwa! 8. The Fear Song 9. Dark But Bright 10. Let's Eat Pasta (CD only)