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Another Life by Darklife Zine

Another Life shows that the latest incarnation of London based Greenhaus is without doubt the most capturing to date, and best suited for those into lunar and dreamy moods. Moving over from their early technoid experiences, the band team up with singer / composer Lahannya and show a high level of maturity in the composition department, with subtle guitar arrangements, crafted electronics, waves of embracing keyboards of 80's through 90's inheritance (or The Cure circa Disintegration) and a matching rhythmic department very effective in the conjuring of the
moods. Lahannya outstanding vocal works are the other part of the equation, one that conjures memories of the 4AD era or bands as Lush.

While Lahannya sings on most of the album, imprinting her own character to the tracks, other guest vocalist appear in Another Life, bringing their own touch to an album that since the very first notes of the opening It's That Time of The Year -graced by vocals by Sandrine Gouriou of Seize- flows with no up nor downs, living in its own created
dreamy-cosm of beauty. Liz Green of Swarf and Roi from Mechanical Cabaret contribute vocals to the more danceable tracks.

In the context of such an organic and balanced production, I would gladly avoid pointing at specific tracks, but a mention of a cover version of The Cure's Plainsong can't be neglected, not least because it's a beautiful version of a song that is very hard to re-interpret in the first place.
Having dropped the first name, I'll go on to point my own personal favourites, namely Trigger and Fragments, two little pieces underlined by old and modern minded electronics and that enveloping yet not obvious
guitar/keyboard work that easily show in my opinion where the strengths of Greenhaus lay in this incarnation. Another Life feels retro and modern at the same time, but what's more important, it interprets the greyed out moods of a couple of generations of darkwavers in a fresh new
optic.

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