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Oliver Leith – Doom and the Dooms

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Oliver Leith
Doom and the Dooms
Based on transcriptions direct from tapes found at a jumble sale, the latest from Oliver Leith may be the ideal entry point to the British composer's oeuvre
Steady pulse, parallel melodies. Strings undulating with opulent vibrato. Percussive garnish that, clinking and clattering, sounds just like a five-year-old breaking a piggy bank. Endless vacillation between hope and despair. Endless vacillation between stately ceremony and soft frolicking. All processed as if

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