The Ocean Tango

I've been given some splendid musical recommendations by readers recently - thanks to the people on my message board who pointed me in the direction of Interpol, and also to the kind souls in Amsterdam who gave me a CD of Bauer's wonderful album Baueresque. Now, if I can return the compliment, please check out the latest offering from my friend and collaborator Louis Philippe, who has joined forces with those lovely purveyors of Swedish chamber-pop, Testbild. Collectively they call themselves The Ocean Tango, and their debut album is a real beauty - melodic, delicate and haunting. And I'm not just saying that because one of the tracks is a setting of my (or rather Benjamin Trotter's) poem 'The Munich Train' from The Closed Circle.

For those who are tempted, the album can be easily sampled - and indeed bought - here on bandcamp.com.  And you can find further information on Louis' website.