DAMON ALBARN - The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows LP doom Tatsuya Nakatani

Tatsuya Nakatani

'2X2' and 'Sell Your Truth' that ultimately ended up as extra tracks on the reissue of their brilliant debut EP (originally released in 2012)

The atmosphere is thick and oppressive

with someone or self

have returned with an intensely confident

DAMON ALBARN - The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows LP doom Tatsuya NakataniIn the midst of a global pandemic, Damon Albarn imagines himself adrift, yearning for the Icelandic shore. Water is a recurring motif, as are the invisible particles all around us; both come in waves, both belong to all of us. Tactile, earthly imagery (sand, oak, birds) shares space with the cosmic, just as the acoustic instruments (guitar, organ, horns) are balanced with the electronic. The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows is in a way