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XYLOURIS WHITE LATIN WHITE

Musicians Jim White and George Xylouris, reunite as the fittingly named Xylouris White sharing brief but intricate new single 'Latin White' and announcing new album The Forest In Me. Known for his work with Dirty Three, Jim White's distinctive drums provide the perfect accompaniment to George Xylouris' laouto, lute and lyre playing, combining to creating a unique blend with elements of Cretan folk music and free improvisation. The new record sees the duo working again with Fugazi's Guy Picciotto, often referred to as the band's "secret third member", and embracing subtlety and a more introspective tone, as Xylouris states "While we were recording, I noticed that the music had a certain solitude about it, both from the title and from inside. That led us to find more music from within that we had not yet discovered." White continues: "The idea emerged, naturally nourished and nourishing a record with none of our usual angles and themes, no verbal language, no angst nor sudden dynamics, a more subtle structure. And we found The Forest In Me." The Forest In Me is set for release on the 14th of April of Drag City, check out the video for 'Latin White' by director Rebecca E. Marshall here. -Toby Evans-Jesra

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