SINGLE CELLED ORGANISM

Percipio Ergo Sum SINGLECELLEDORGANISM.BANDCAMP.COM

Captivating second journey from Jens Lueck and guests.

Although Single Celled Organism’s dystopic 2017 debut, Splinter In The Eye, saw German multiinstrumentalist Jens Lueck emerging as a masterful songwriter and arranger, this follow-up outdoes it in every way.

Opener She’s Awake is an engrossing synthesis of mournful piano chords, cautionary narration and fullblown art rock bravura. It recalls the cosmic colourfulness of RPWL, IQ, and Cosmograf while remaining sufficiently idiosyncratic. The Final Door and Ride On A Ray are more conventionally arranged, yet still wonderfully dense and hooky; I’m Not Human and Humble, on the other hand, are moody and unsettling puzzles on which partner Isgaard Marke – a prior Lueck collaborator – channels early 80s Kate Bush at her eeriest. Equally fascinating, – but also more complex and vigorous – is the penultimate Entanglement Runs Off, which provides a strong contrast to the delicate catharsis of finale Inhale The Dark.

Along the way, Lueck conjures The Wall by using additional narration and other sound collages to tie the tracks together; it’s one of many elements that make Percipio Ergo Sum a profound and ambitious experience.