raf and o | time machine


 
Raf and O’s eerily beautiful new album, Time Machine presents the unique songwriting and vocals of Raf Mantelli, that have been referred to as ‘haunting, sensual and bewitching’ alongside the black-and=blue-sound-soul-world created by Raf and Richard Smith (O). They fuse electro/ acoustic drums, self-made triggers, pads, vocals, synths, electronics and acoustic guitar to startling effect.

Building on the reputation of their first album described as ‘Really excellently knitted experimental and cinematographic world’ (De-Bug Germany) whilst ‘They display outright pop mastery’ (Flux Magazine), the two piece band employ the same set up for live performances. The songs are a concoction of emotional journeys, time travel and surreal dreams featuring eerie, magnetic vocals, gentle, at times frenetic dark guitar picking, contrasting with washes of warm synthesizers and challenged by a hybrid of electro/ acoustic drums, repetitions and glitches. Peace.
 

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