Dark Entries is proud to present the debut album of contemporary British band Linea Aspera. Linea Aspera is the London duo of Ryan Ambridge [ Synths/Programming ] and Alison Lewis [ Vocals/Synths ]. They began the project in November 2011, technically drawing inspiration from electronic music from the early 1980s. Within the duo, Alison writes and performs all vocal elements, while Ryan is responsible for the writing and performing of the electronics, as well as recording and mixing of the final recordings.

For their debut album they utilized small, simple analog synthesizer set up: Roland SH-09, Roland Juno 6, Vermona DRM MKiii, Korg Poly 800 and Analogue Solutions Semblance. Linea Aspera's sound includes clear influences from early electronic body music, classic synth-pop and, in some instances, industrial and noise. Lyrically the band incorporates the sciences of osteology, neuroscience, and anthropology weaving a new medical language around themes of desire, despair and renewal. Linea Aspera serve up an icebox of dark doom riding on Alison's powerful vocals with a soft but sharp touch. All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley with a cover art by Dovile Shurpo.

TRACKLIST:

01. Synapse 04:16
02. Eviction 04:03
03. Preservation Bias 04:06
04. Fer-De-Lance 03:52
05. Malarone 04:11
06. Hinterland 03:48
07. Lamanai 03:58
08. Reunion 03:45