• Limited edition 7" lathe cut vinyl + download

  Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

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  Danielle Dax first came to prominence as vocalist, flautist, saxophonist and keyboardist with the avant-garde music group The Lemon Kittens. Since then, she’s won respect and acclaim for her work as an interior/garden designer, actress and fine artist. Meanwhile, her career as a solo music artist, boasts a brace of influential albums including the deeply experimental ‘Pop-Eyes’ and the catchy, melodic world of ‘Blast The Human Flower’.
  
  Hollywood actress Chloe Sevigny told Pitchfork of her love of Dax’s album ‘Jesus Egg That Wept’: “It’s just perfect: dancey and weird and wild... and punky and all the things I love about music all on one record.”
  
  In recent years, Dax and long time collaborator David Knight of UnicaZürn, have developed a collection of spoken word pieces, under the title Invictus Arduis. These works combine intricate electronic soundscapes with Dax’s distinctive voice and inventive texts. ‘Invictus Arduis’ is the first opportunity to hear selections from this astonishing body of new work.
  
  Side 1: ‘Cutting The Last Sheaf’/’Born To Be Bad’. A dark, sinister soundscape of wet earth and sparkling spikes is the perfect setting for Dax’s tremulous intonation: ‘I am the one with the cold brash heart, pacing the field with my harvest moon face’.
  
  Side 2: ‘Whistling For His Love’. In contrast to Side 1, here, Dax’s tender, high vocal floats above beautiful pulsing synth tones: ‘Up in the hills and through the trees, his memories still haunt me.’ This is an evocative, moving and mesmerising composition.
  
  “As dark, bright, disturbing, sexy, arty, wordy, weird, sparkly, excessive, obsessive and rock’n’roll as you’d expect.” - The Guardian
  
  “Wildly inventive... wonderfully strange.” - Louder Than War
  
  Heaven’s Lathe are privileged to be releasing Dax’s first new recorded work for over 25 years. The fact these pieces are so strange and unique makes this release even more special. The single comes in lathe cut transparent vinyl, in a strictly limited run of 100, whilst the sleeve artwork features a stunning unseen painting by Dax herself.
  
  
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  PURCHASE OF THE 7" INCLUDES THE FULL LENGTH DIGITAL TRACKS
  
  Transparent 7” high quality stereo lathe cut vinyl with engraved Heavens Lathe logo. 230gsm sleeve. Black inner sleeve with PVC protective sleeve. Includes digital download of the full length tracks.
  
  The vinyl will ship within a polylined inner sleeve. Includes a 'lathe cut' care card.
  
  Limited edition of 100, hand numbered.
  
  PLEASE RESPECT OUR '1 PER CUSTOMER' POLICY. Thank you.
  
  Heaven’s Lathe artists are curated by writer, broadcaster and DJ Graham Duff. All lathe cutting and engineering by Michael Lawrence (Bladud Flies!). Designed by Lauren Winton (Bladud Flies!).
  
  Includes unlimited streaming of Invictus Arduis via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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