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LOW STOCK LEVEL
1-2 Weeks
01. Phantom Horse - Klein Surface
02. Phantom Horse - Als Ob
03. Phantom Horse - Always Too Late
04. Phantom Horse - Always Too Late (Reprise)
05. Phantom Horse - Skeptical Island
ARTIST
TITLE
Als Ob
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
UR 105LP UR 105LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/3/2020

2017 release. Music for post-apocalyptic deserts. Experimental synth-sounds with hypnotic percussions -- imagine Moondog performing with John Carpenter and Cabaret Voltaire. Relating to their live appearances, Phantom Horse might be named a lazy combo since they are not to be found on stage all too often. Yet their withdrawn approach fits this album very well; Als Ob is once more a journey through inwardness, a contemplative excursion to the electronic outback, still friendly asking for your attention. There's plenty of things to discover if you listen mindfully; the Phantom Horse rides out where you as a listener like to be lonely. Those ancient synths are still around, playing their melodies as if* there were no time thieves waiting around the corner (*That is what "Als Ob" means). Altogether, the sound has become more electric yet not eclectic, the duo has de-krauted, describing their sound as "more ritual", but of course avoiding any kind of mysticism and fairy-tale dullness. Since 2015's Different Forces (also on Umor Rex), Phantom Horse have fleshed out their friendly stoicism that hauls their experimental synth sounds into the area of songs -- maybe even pop songs that aren't tangible at least. Welcome to the insular state of Phantom Horse.