Like The Stars Forever And Ever

Shackleton calls on his cosmic ensemble for another Tunes Of Negation release. Together with vocalist Heather Leigh, pianist Takumi Motokawa and percussionist Raphael Meinhart, Shackleton takes you on a deep space excursion, with extended run times and a colourful collage of instrumentation. The tracks range from serene, Midori Takada-esque passages to full-throttle jazz, humid ambience and boundary-pushing electronics. The centrepiece, ‘Naked Shall I Return’, features a shamanic vocal performance from Heather Leigh, peaking the energy before ‘Water To Ashes’ finds the band in the kind of sludgy style you might hear from Muslimgauze