Afterpoem/Limited Clear Vinyl

Description

Faten Kanaan’s fifth album, “Afterpoem,” is mysterious, bittersweet, and singularly playful. Deeply melodic, it continues her poignant exploration of counterpoint as a narrative tool. From the repetitive structures of modern minimalism and ancient/baroque music influences to more languid textural ebbs and flows, her use of electronic instrumentation is warm and gives the album a curiously timeless feel. Her music has often been described as “uncanny,” mostly because it creates its own world, one that is not easily categorized. “I find pleasure in music as a language that nudges and alludes. There is a potential that lives in the unsaid things… meanings that drift in and out of focus… hovering like spirits. This is a romantic and serious album… yearning for lost places and people, while looking at the world with tenderness and humor.”