Vanishing Twin - Ookii Gekkou

Released 15th October 2021.

Theres a mystery to Vanishing Twin from their name to the multitude of sounds that inhabit their music. They dont sound like many but they hint at plenty. Ookii Gekkou (Japanese for Big Moonlight) is the sound of ordinary life under a different set of rules, a record conceived and created in dark times a sort of dream catcher for all the madness of the past year.

Vanishing Twin explore new ground on Ookii Gekkou incorporating elements of afrofunk, outer jazz and avant-garde, all while referencing Sun Ra to Alice Coltrane, Martin Denny to Morricone, Cans Holger Czukay to meditative Gamelan, or The Free Design, to library music of the late 60s and early 70s. Locked into their strangely-accessible groove is a history of other sound, a crafted hauntology that evinces something completely new.

Hurricanes, organisms, vibes, bells, and percussive rallies purvey throughout O