Split Apex navigates a murky subterranean river, the headwaters of which lie in the craggy caverns between The Shadow Ring’s stark moonscapes and the blown-out craters that Wolf Eyes patrols. The London-based duo — bassist/vocalist Peter Blundell (Mosquitoes, Komare) and Finnish ex-pat Jussi Palmusaari on electronics, percussion and guitar — prepare oblique, haunting sound constructions that thrum, squall and slither. Theirs is a squirmy brand of deconstructed song, featuring meaty bass and snippets of droll spoken word from Blundell and uncanny electronics and guitar scree courtesy of Palmusaari. The pair focus on atmosphere, squeezing sound into a warm, fluid environment that’s as suitable for thoughtful rumination as it is for growing…

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