Grouper - RuinsLiz Harris has been enthralling audiences with her very special blend of voice and reverberation for some time at this point, and her releases are always perfectly paced and stunningly well realized. Her next chapter, entitled 'Ruins', is no different. Recorded almost entirely in Aljezur, Portugal while Harris was taking part in a residency, it might be the most stripped down set of songs she's released so far. The songs came about when Harris

while most of the tracks are compiled by layering samples from vinyl treasures found in used-record bins

'When the Past Arrives'

Opening track 'Skulls' feels like classic Royksopp - all squelchy bass lines

Now celebrating its 10-year anniversary and first time in print since 2011

With eyes and ears out for the phases and strains of rock past and present

During his eight-year stint with Hi Records

younger artists like T

a town as desolate as it is depressing and suburban

This could not be further from the truth

they use their faces & fingers to punch on too many electronic buttons like Cecil Taylor with his fingers in a wall socket

bassist Lewis Wharton and drummer Virgil Howe

especially on the centrepiece improvisations ‰Û÷November‰۪ and ‰Û÷Serpentine‰۪