SYLPH returns with a new 4-track EP,
Ancient Hole, out now on limited vinyl and digital platforms.
Stream and purchase
Ancient Hole here. The limited signed vinyl edition of the EP is released in collaboration with The Vinyl Factory.
Sylph is the solo project of former
S.C.U.M founder and vocalist
Thomas Cohen. On
Ancient Hole – his final release for 2021 – Cohen works with heavyweight techno collaborators
Regis,
Terence Fixmer, and
Nicolas Bougaïeff as well as renowned composer and singer
Anni Hogan.
A short film by director
Victor Gutierrez accompanies the release and features intimate, atmospheric performances of two tracks from the new EP –
“Scripture of Love” with
Karl O’Connor aka
Regis and
“Ancient Hole” – alongside
“Tears Fall From The Sun” with
Rrose from the previous release,
Silver As It Was Before. The video brings together some of the tactile elements that inspired the project which range from architecture to textiles. Watch the film
here.
Of the EP, Thomas Cohen says,
“All holes are ancient, this is four songs from those spaces above and below. Chains, Scriptures and Ancient Holes That Touch Me Now I’m in Heaven.” Cohen’s intention with Sylph was to create something psychedelic and collaborative in nature – informed by notions of space and congregation – and built loosely around the concept of “mass.” A very different sonic beast to previous solo work, Sylph’s alien soundscapes have more in common with the after-dark scuzziness of S.C.U.M. He explains,
“I wanted to fuse the singer-songwriter format of having a verse or a chorus, with a harder electronic repetition.” 
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