‘The Ilex’ from Marconi Union is the second single from their upcoming Versions EP.
This is their alternative take on ‘Looking Through The Ilex’ from the recently released Signals album. Where the original version is epic, dramatic and cinematic in scope as an album closing track, this version “is a darker take, going down a more electronic route. It came about from us playing the track live in the studio.”
It moves along moodily, both compulsive and compelling, combining both irresistible groove and ambient in a way that is uniquely Marconi Union.
More than just an alternative version, this a very much music in its own right.
If I wanted to point someone to Steve Roach's music, I'd start them here. This record spans some of Roach's signature styles, like the percolating synths in "Currents of Compassion", the dreamy abstraction of "Prometheus Passage", the tribal rhythms of "The Gone Place", and the elegiac majesty of "What Remains". It's stunning all around and guaranteed to make any day better. fyeahmetal
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