{"title":"audiobooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Wrench and Evangeline Ling have come together to create a unique and captivating audio experience. Their project, audiobooks, combines their talents in music production and storytelling to deliver an immersive journey for listeners. With their innovative approach to soundscapes and lyrics that touch on universal themes, audiobooks is sure to leave a lasting impression on any listener.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Wrench's expertise in music production shines through in the intricate layers of sound that make up each track. His attention to detail creates a rich tapestry of melodies and rhythms that perfectly complement Evangeline Ling's enchanting vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvangeline Ling brings her storytelling skills to the forefront with lyrics that are both thought-provoking and relatable. Her ability to capture emotions and experiences in words adds depth and meaning to every song.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"astro-tough","title":"Astro Tough","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Wrench and Evangeline Ling – aka audiobooks – threw absolutely everything at their 2018 debut album, \u003ci\u003eNow! (in a minute),\u003c\/i\u003e a hectic, head-spinning blast of freewheeling freak-pop genius. On its follow-up, \u003ci\u003eAstro Tough\u003c\/i\u003e via Heavenly Recordings, they’ve somehow found a way to ramp things up even further, concentrating their chaotic energy and inherent weirdness into a record that’s bigger, deeper and more powerful than even its predecessor. “The first album was a photograph of the beginnings of the project, recorded without any overall plan,” Wrench explains. \u003ci\u003e\"Astro Tough\u003c\/i\u003e is more scripted, but a script that still allowed for lots of improvised scenes. There was more intention behind the songs, and a lot more refining. We weren’t precious about everything being spontaneous and a first take, like on the first record, even though some of it ended up being that. We made a lot more material for this record, but chose the tracks that best worked together as an album.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulti-instrumentalist and super-producer Wrench is as comfortable unleashing monolithic psychedelic wig-outs and heavy dub-driven monsters as he is crafting irresistible synth-pop bangers. 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Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa is the only other player on the album adding some percussive moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet female vocals weave a surreal story that’s duetted with electronics and the occasional crooning swain. Behind are soft and subtle ticking beats. The ghosts of pop songs swoop around playing throw and catch with glitched synths and mega-choirs. Girl \/ boy back and forth vocals share their songs with squelching, frothing synths whirring and popping. Some gentle dub drifts in for a visitation before being banished to make way for more pop. 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