A band that has still to gig. What a prospect. Take 'Lost Takeno' for instance from Recaptures by Minihi. Not classical, it's not pop, it's not really any genre but you could be coming at the album from any of these areas, throw in electronica for good measure as well, and you'd probably connect on some level via any of these directions. A percussion duo writing original music, Berklee and Guildhall-trained Zands and Agnes Obel player Louise Anna Duggan (top) allow internal pulse a great freedom whether directed a tiny bit by vocals or more to the core by hammered dulcimer, vibes, piano, bells, bodhrán even and an ingenious electronic wash – the waves of tension and release roil until they against the odds reach a becalmed resolution. A very upfront personal sound that jumps species from musical cell to the pump and rush of blood: it is a beautifully recorded completeness that you've just got to hear. On Unperceived out on 12 March
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