Niels van Hoorn

The new album from Strange Attractor is about to be released.

STRANGE ATTRACTOR (Niels van Hoorn and Richard van Kruysdijk) presents it’s second album: ‘Mettle’.

It features some legendary vocalists; David J (Bauhaus) laments the decline of ‘sleaze’, Winston Tong (Tuxedomoon) speaks his translation of a text by Charles Baudelaire, Graham Lewis (Wire) delivers another one of his enigmatic lyrics, while Richard Sinclair (Hatfield & the North) and Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson (Coil, Throbbing Gristle) both add some abstract choirs. The only female vocalist is Marie-Claudine, known from Sonar Lodge. She is also part of the live trio and her beautiful voice features on 4 tracks.

• 01. Anything (ft. Marie-Claudine)
• 02. The Best Things Are Left Unspoken (ft. Graham Lewis)
• 03. Evaporate (ft. Marie-Claudine)
• 04. Loneliness Is A Crowded Room (ft. Richard Sinclair)
• 05. Sleaze (ft. David J)
• 06. Plain Gold Ring (ft. Marie-Claudine)
• 07. Sound Generation
• 08. Quietude (ft. Winston Tong)
• 09. Snail (ft. Peter Christopherson)
• 10. Heaven (ft. Marie-Claudine)

‘Mettle’ will be released on 6 October 2008.

It can be ordered from Music for Speakers.