baal & mortimer: the torso tapes

With The Torso Tapes, Baal & Mortimer release their second album, following Deixis Bureau B. A mini-LP: eight new tracks, including two short instrumental interludes. Baal & Mortimer is Alexandra Grübler. She grew up in Düsseldorf and lives in Berlin. Baal & Mortimer is a play of eccentric folk -- from a closed future, a Canterbury of the 23rd century. The vocals are layered in several voices, orchestral, modulating harmonically, ensnaring the instruments. Sounds that breathe the grace of folk instruments, horn and bellows, bagpipes and flute, piano, water organ and fiddle. Baal & Mortimer are masters of seduction, they enchant you, they come very close to you, dance around you, and dance with you, embrace you, and offer the most beautiful comfort. Features vocals by M Casey (on "Couronnement") and drumming by George Thompson (on "Aegis Lift"). For fans of Nico, Linda Perhacs, Sibylle Baier, Lucrecia Dalt, Holly Herndon, Laurel Halo. Includes printed inner sleeve. Mastered by Rupert Clervaux.