Dead Angel

Michael Page (Fire in the Head, Irukandji) returns in dark-ambient form with yet another excellent album of mystical drones, this time inspired by the Wampanoag tribe (whose name translates to "people of the first light"). The tribe in question were the original inhabitants of Cape Cod, one of the first places in the US to see the sunrise every day, and the twelve tracks on this disc feature a dark, swirling sound every bit as eerie and mysterious as the subject matter would suggest. The sound is one of swirling drone and glacial wind, a world of pure ambient sound with no
vocals that suggests vast, open spaces and unearthly spirits moving through barren fields and the dark night sky as dawn approaches. It's an aesthetic very much in the vein of Lustmord or Final, featuring the processed sounds of nature, invoking visions of the spirit world and a
forgotten time. As with the earlier releases, this is a stellar addition to the drone canon. Limited to 200 copies, with a beautiful letterpress cover courtesy of the swell people at Thumbprint Press.