METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE, ERIK HALL, SANDBOX PERCUSSION - Canto Ostinato FUTURE ISLANDS it became apparent to Jack

it became apparent to Jack Cooper – the band’s main creative force – that they were already pulling away from the free

The ever-present Giant Sand and their one-man cerebral traveller

including festival appearances at Wide Awake and SXSW

creatively charged and inspired by working with an amazing mix of exciting producers and collaborators on this record

enthusiasts of VHS-era nostalgia and vintage erotica will be brought to bliss

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE, ERIK HALL, SANDBOX PERCUSSION - Canto Ostinato FUTURE ISLANDS it became apparent to JackCD. Sometime in 2020 I listened to Canto Ostinato for the first time, and my enthrallment with the piece had begun. I was transfixed by its particular amalgam of harmony, repetition, and pacing. By the spring of 2023 I had constructed and released my own solo interpretation, and I assumed at that point my working relationship with the composition had run its course. But I underestimated its magnetism. The following year I was back in its grips, having