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Release Date: Friday 27 February 2026
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Second LP of duets by these longtime VHF family staples, here delivering 2 side-long epics of "minimalist" bliss. Both sides feature Daniel on piano and Richard on zither, with rippling waves of sound recalling classics like Charlemagne Palestine's "Strumming Music" (Dan is a frequent collaborator with C.P.) and Richard's "Advent."
"Persian Carpets I" is a real-humans performance full of tiny variants in rhythm and attack, rising and falling in intensity - sometimes a rush of sound, sometimes a cloud of soft overtones and phantom notes. "Persian Carpets II" is more spare, with quiet and careful piano alongside Richard's subdued accompaniment - a gorgeous bath of pointillist sound that rewards close listening.
A glorious balm for dark and weird times. Superb, quiet pressing by Smashed in Chicago.
A. Persian Carpets I
B. Persian Carpets II