<p><span><span>- Cavern Of Anti-Matter have just released their soundtrack to <strong>Peter Strickland</strong>’s 2018 film <em>In Fabric</em>. Strickland, who is unapologetically indebted to old Euro-horror and giallo films really outdid himself with <em>In Fabric</em> (in my opinion). Wryly funny and absurd, it’s a sprawling movie that takes you through different textures and mise-en-scene. This is realised in part by the rich imagery and by the exceptional score. Cavern Of Anti-Matter (made up of <strong>Stereolab</strong>’s <strong>Tim Gane</strong> and <strong>Joe Dilworth</strong> with <strong>Holger Zapf</strong>) sent long compositions to the director at the early stages of the film's development. Some of those initial demos were used for the final product – a sumptuous mix of audio and visual, with some memorable themes to boot!</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Like the film the score is on the longer side - running at two hours. The first couple of tracks are different iterations of the main theme, an evocative progression interpreted on the harpsichord, synthesiser, guitar, piano, et al. A lot of the arrangements are a masterful combination of electronic and acoustic instruments, many of them being subtle compositions and cues without drums.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>There are exceptions to this though as a couple of the tracks have percussive elements or drum machine. <em>Elektro-Modulator 2</em> is an uptempo instrumental with a pulsating drum rhythm and dubbed out claps and snares.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><em>Taktron Delay</em> sounds like a heavily distorted drum machine stuck to a cha-cha preset. <em>Speaks Machine</em> sounds almost like some ancient breaks with its shuffling 808 patterns and upward-arpeggios.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Then there are instrumentals with more disconcerting atmospheres, such as the epic <em>Cold Fabric (Transformation)</em>, with its minor chord progression and phasing string synth. <em>Queue Nightfall</em> and <em>Cold Fabric (Incantation)</em> are similar in this regard, with electronic tones coming together to make unnerving soundscapes. These are contrasted by tracks like the beautiful and blissful Inside <em>Luckmoore</em>, which sounds entirely acoustic and makes great use of picked guitar arpeggios. <em>Mannequin Metric</em> is another melodic masterpiece complete with chimes, harpsichord, soft guitars and electronic elements.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>It's equally like electronic scores of the '80s (by the likes of <strong>Carlos Peron</strong>), and progged out Italian library scores of the '70s (by the like of <strong>Franco Micalizzi</strong>). Cavern Of Anti-Mater has produced a memorable score, suiting the worlds Strickland evokes perfectly.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>- Hillfolk.</span></span></p>
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