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License To Desire

by Orphan Swords

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    Edition of 200 black/white label vinyl LP, full colour folder sleeve in heavy PVC outer with download code. Cut at The Carvery, East London.

    Sleeve has picture front, rear flap with release details. LP is black label on side A, white label on side B, hand numbered.

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    Buy both Orphan Swords 12's together and save. You get downloads for both*
    You get 1 x Orphan Swords 'License To Desire' 12" and 1 x Orphan Swords 'License To Desire Remixes' 12".

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Marchosias 10:09
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Asmoday 05:02
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Hooker 07:47

about

Orphan Swords see the reissue of their “License To Desire” LP on limited edition vinyl on Aurora Borealis on May 15th. The Belgian duo bring a heady, fog shrouded sonic maelstrom to the label, perfect for the post-truth era.

What sort of music is this? What genre do we file it under? Hard to say. It sounds like a record that Aurora Borealis should release. There’s chaos, there’s unhallowed chanting, there’s some fierce rhythm and there’s undeniably some abuse of electronic equipment.
We’ll leave the definitions up to the listener, but with titles referencing demons of the Goetia and the world’s oldest profession we’ll let the good times roll.



Bio:
Formed in 2013, Orphan Swords is a Belgian electronic duo. Their music, described as “a brutal hypnosis” by Ransom Note, has been released on Desire Records, Clan Destine and Idiosyncratics. Idiosyncratic is indeed a description that perfectly fits both their releases and live performances. Recently back from the US, they have shared bills with acts as diverse as Oathbreaker, Andy Stott and Vatican Shadow. Their new collaborative side project Black Swords with Stuart Argabright of Black Rain [Blackest Ever Black] was released on Vienna’s Noiztank label.


"The ten-minute “Marchosias”…builds into a droning blur with surging drums, echoed, incomprehensible vocals and all sorts of sharp edges. "Asmoday" conjures its own mass of screeching, cackling distortion, but adds an icy sense of melody through a few sustained synth riffs, and fixes everything to a rolling kick. "Hooker" is the most subdued thing yet from Orphan Swords, but it's no less potent. Its steady bass thrums and light,
hazy swirls of harmonized noise make for a supremely soothing comedown."
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released May 15, 2017

Music by Orphan Swords

Artwork by Lara Gasparotto

Performer / Model: Doriane Dubost Dessertine 

Mastering by A.P


Originally released on Desire Records (DSR152 - 2014)


(p) & (c) 2017 Orphan Swords

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