par avion
Electric Voice is honoured to be presenting the new Par Avion EP from Brooklyn’s minimal electronic duo Xeno & Oaklander. To begin, they offer the digital single “Sheen”, which is also available as a tangible object—a silk screened pamphlet designed by Liz Wendelbo that comes with an accompanying download code. To celebrate the single, Xeno & Oaklander embark on a two week European tour starting today, May 15th.
In both French and English, Liz Wendelbo’s whispery Jane Birkin vocals explore the alluring warmth of tropical places. This is juxtaposed with the cold and modern sensibility of the duo’s analogue synth arsenal, championed by synth legend Sean McBride.
All recorded live in the Xeno & Oaklander studio, Sean McBride’s signature sequenced staccato synth basslines are set against warm and exotic arpeggios and de rigueur snappy and cold snare drums. Sean also introduces a new sound, unique to this EP: analogue Serge Modular Synth washes that are reminiscent of shoegaze wall-of-sound and grinding guitars drenched in reverb. Liz Wendelbo’s ghostly string synth arrangements and unusual chord progressions abound with analogue delay note bends. Distant strings interweave with winds of noise to produce a perfect balance between Sean’s sequenced stark compositions and Liz’s ethereal and warm presence.
Par Avion EP will be available in the fall in both vinyl and digital formats from Electric Voice Records.
European Tour Dates:
 
15.05. Paris (FR), Garage MU
16.05. Brussels (BE), Peniche Fulmar 1913 – w/ Frank (Just Frank)
18.05. Leipzig (DE), Anker (Wave Gotik Treffen) – w/ Frank (Just Frank)
24.05. Prato (IT), Exenzia Club
25.05. Rome (IT), Closer Club
26.05. Madrid (ES), Nasti
27.05. Valencia (ES), La Residencia
29.05. Bordeaux (FR), Le Bootleg
30.05. Rennes (FR), DMA Galerie
31.05. London (UK), The Waiting Room – w/ Phosphor
01.06. Dublin (IE), Joinery Gallery
03.06. Newcastle (UK), Think Tank
04.06. Manchester (UK), Retro Bar
 
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