Faten Kanaan - AfterpoemFaten Kanaan's fifth LP Afterpoem is a mysterious, smudgy, bittersweet, and uniquely playful album. Deeply melodic, it continues her poignant exploration of counterpoint as a narrative tool. From the repetitive structures of modern minimalism and early music baroque influences to more languid textural ebbs & tides, there's a warmth in her use of electronic instruments that gives the album a curiously timeless feel. Composing intuitively, her music has

Sean’s approach to lyrics reaches for the deft

and by 1992

Yet the feel goes beyond being merely druggy

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abstracted form of electronica that pools together a tapestry of trip-hop

who has worked with iconic acts from Al Green to Tom Waits

Life Stinks slyly slides in a gentle numberåÊwhich reminds you that the band paints from a completeåÊemotional palette

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Whilst going through the band’s archive to put together an anniversary version of ‘Know Your Enemy’

its gems make it more than worthwhile