DANIEL O'SULLIVAN & RICHARD YOUNGS - Persian Carpets LP Cold Wave the whistling of passersby

the whistling of passersby

and volatile

the sidelong opening track here begins from the perhaps unlikely inspirations of disco and new wave

who took an interest in the band and recorded their two demos

forming the version of the band that most listeners are familiar with

DANIEL O'SULLIVAN & RICHARD YOUNGS - Persian Carpets LP Cold Wave the whistling of passersbySecond 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 Palestines Strumming Music (Dan is a frequent collaborator with C. P.) and Richards Advent. Persian Carpets I is a real humans performance full of tiny variants in rhythm and attack, rising and falling in intensity