Slow Dancing Society to the dust we shall return
Following on from the ebullient warmth of the critically acclaimed Priest Lake Circa 88, to the dust we shall return is the perfect introduction to Drew Sullivan s latest ambient epic, Under The Sodium Lights. Accompanied by a stunning video by Latvian filmmaker Ieva Balode, this glorious sevenminute song sees the gradual accretion of reverberant guitar tones, emerging from the silence as sparse reflections across the stereo field. Slow searching melodies overlap and accumulate before a descending bass figure carries the song home to its elegiac conclusion. The song, like all Slow Dancing Society releases, resonates with a rich emotional core and the choking realisation of our own transience. The video for to the dust we shall return was created by Latvian filmmaker and artist Ieva Balode. Currently studying at the Latvian Academy of Art, Balode has taken part in many exhibitions in Latvia, and has also presented her own solo exhibition in the capital, R
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