Fotosputnik meticulously crafted its latest album Incantations for a Tenrec (released December 6, 2024) across more than four years through the depths of the pandemic in studios in rural Illinois and Chicago, in remote collaboration and in person. In that way the double LP is like a cinematic work that requires efforts in a variety of contexts across time in the principal filming, editing, sound design etc.. The single “Pictured in Wenceslas Square” has layers of dynamics that are anchored by a strong, melodic bass line that drives the song with a simplicity and finely articulated accents. Around it guitars resound in screams, whooshes, glittery flourishes, string-like quavers, soaring harmonics, horn-esque blasts and other contributions to a rich tapestry of sound that is allowed to float freely within intertwining dynamics all while metronomic drum work locks down the rhythm further so that all the disparate elements can shine in seeming chaos that somehow gels into a piece of music that feels like a complete experience and a journey through a stimulating landscape with plenty for the mind to sink into and thusly the song can be listened to repeatedly with your ear catching different combinations within the song. Listen to “Pictured in Wenceslas Square” on Spotify and follow Fotosputnik at the links below.
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