The Lay Llamas Thuban

Four years on from Lay Llamas' Rocket Recordings debut Ostro, this Italian-based
astral-voyaging collective have manifested a revelatory official follow-up in the form
of Thuban - a travelogue powered by a pan-global fascination with rhythmic hypnosis
and an unquenchable experimental mindset. "Everything around us is transforming,
always! You know, I'm not a proper songwriter, I consider myself a sound crafter.
An experimental alchemist of sounds and visions" True to form, Thuban maps out
terrain in which collaborators from Clinic and Goat contribute to the air of earthy
vibrancy and fertile exploration. Moreover, Mark Stewart of The Pop Group's
spoken-word contributions to the searing `Fight Fire With Fire' (styled by Nicola as
`dystopian afrobeat') steers the album to new pinnacles of intensity informed by
science fiction yet with explicitly political force "Thuban talks about ancient sea
travels, ancient cultures, ancient rites, but also about today's travellers, travellers
from all ages" Nicola surmises "Travellers that are still looking for their Thuban, for
their polar star to reach a safe place to live with their family."