Bu.d.d.A. (Bund des dritten Auges) was born in a dark room in Barcelona. It evolved quietly until Sascha Stadlmeier (Emerge) and Chris Sigdell (B°tong) took Bu.d.d.A. on the road.

This album of mesmerising ambient music sees Stadlmeier and Sigdell doing the unexpected... playing real instruments. "Diese Anmut Von Trophäen" ("This grace of trophies" in German) features not only trademark Bu.d.d.A. tracks, but also guest appearances by such illustrious figures as Bees from COMMON EIDER KING EIDER, DREKKA and BEBAWINIGI. Think of Earth meets Troum together with Brian Eno on LSD.

Rooted in the core duo of b°tong on guitar (this time more plucked than bowed) and synthesizers and EMERGE on violin, plus effects and field recordings, this release gains additional dimensions by adding the mournful piano work of Drekka. Vocals, too, are a new addition to Bu.d.d.A.'s sonic palette - while the humming chant of Bees supports the drone structure of the piece, highly expressive female vocalist Bebawinigi turns loose one of her energetic multi-tracked outbursts and gently, but decidedly sets the atmosphere on fire. Bu.d.d.A. refine their common musical language and at the same time depart in several exciting new directions at once.

"Massive music here, all dark and heavy, but it never collapses under this weight" (Vital Weekly).

Ltd x 300 copies in a matt-laminate mini-LP sleeve with three inserts.

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