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ASH TWIN PROJECT
French quintet weave poetry, videogames and post-rock with cosmic modern prog rock.
GAMERS MAY RECOGNISE that Ash Twin Project – a band underpinned by the duality of hazy, meditative post-rock and the intricate snap and crack of modern progressive metal – have lifted their name from the cult sci-fi videogame Outer Wilds. But the vision of a group, originally brought together by drummer Thibault Claude for his graduation recital, dives far deeper into those far-off realms than simply name alone.
“I was immediately struck by a powerful sense of nostalgia while playing [the game],” Claude explains. “The music, the environment, the lore – everything left a deep mark on me, and very few works, even in music, will remain as strongly ingrained in my memory.