Spiritus Mundi

The new album of this celebrated French underground psych rock trio. Now, with a head of steam and an established name in the U.S., AQUA NEBULA OSCILLATOR drills down deep into the center core of cult music, creating its most accomplished recording to date. Spritus Mundi contains 11 nighttime tracks brimming with rhythmic switchbacks and momentum swings that push darkness into strange and intriguing corners. The record replaces ANO‘s riotous rollicking with shadowy landscapes of grim sound that encapsulate the band’s eccentricity. From the psych-rich shake of “Turn on Your Mind” and “Human Toad” to the death-ride kick of “Up to the Sky” and “Crystal Man” through to the twisted take on the 13th Floor Elevators‘ “Roller Coaster“, AQUA NEBULA OSCILLATOR‘s Spiritus Mundi plays like a haunting dream of dark and disturbing things, offering a can’t-miss masterclass on the emotional possibilities of sound. The songs are recorded outside of the medieval caves of Paris, this time in an old creepy house in the middle of the Pyrénées mountains with one of the best french analog sound engineers, David Sphaèr’os.