Will to Be Well

"...a plunge into the murky netherworld of consciousness..." - Fact Magazine "...a richly realised, highly engaging LP..." - Juno "...recalls Nine Inch Nails' flirtations with ambient music, where nihilistic tendencies were tempered by pretty sounds and melodies." - Resident Advisor "...nothing short of remarkable..." - The Skinny

Over the course of one EPs and two full-lengths, Edinburgh's Marc Dall and longtime collaborator Alex Ander have focused their efforts on capturing ominousness rather than agitation as electronic duo Dalhous; on their new album Will To Be Well, they offer placidity in the wake of that disquietude. Where past efforts buried its intimacy under coldness and severity, Will To Be Well offers a warm, familiar embrace.

A wordless ambient concept album about pioneering Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing might sound like too conceptual a proposition for some electronica fans, but in the hands of Edinburgh-based producer Dalhous, and stamped with approval by bleeding-edge alternative label Blackest Ever Black, it is nothing short of remarkable