Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch An Attempt To Draw Aside The Veil LP Vinyl

Experimental lute playeráJozefáVanáWissemáand acclaimed film director and musician Jim Jarmusch have a working relationship that dates back to 2006, when they ran into each other on the street in New York City and quickly struck up a friendship. VanáWissemácontributed to the soundtrack for Jarmusch's 2013 movieáOnly Lovers Left Alive, and the two have collaborated on three previous studio albums -áApokatastasis, Concerning the EntranceáIntoáEternity,áandáThe Mystery of Heaven.áAn Attempt to Draw Aside the Veiláis their second release as a duo for Sacred Bones Records, followingáThe Mystery of Heaven, and it's narrative picks up where that album left off.áMusically, theámostly instrumentaláalbumáfinds much of it's power in minimalism. VanáWissem'sáunadorned lute traces the outlines of subdued electronics and ominous guitar drones laid down by Jarmusch. It's a subtle album, and repeat listens reveal vast depths in it's dark corners. Above all, it's an album that sees two formidable collaborators complement each other brilliantly.

1. Concerning the White Horse 2. Dark Matter 3. The Unclouded Day 4. The Two Paths 5. Lost Continent 6. Final Initiation 7. When the Sun Rises Do You Not See a Round Disc of Fire