The list of instruments Clara Engel plays on their latest album Sanguinaria starts familiar, but very quickly takes a sharp left turn: voice, acoustic guitar, electric cigar box guitar, talharpa, gudok, cajón, wooden trunk with soft mallets, tongue drum, melodica, all of which combine to create an atmosphere that is both otherworldly and yet deeply rooted in the earthiest of folk traditionalism. None more so is this evident than in the incredible album closer Larvae, with its subdued yet relentless drum rhythm, ghostly strings, and lyrics which beautifully combine the celestial and terrestrial.
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Clara Engel – Larvae
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