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Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini unveil euphoric new track "Enter Exit"

27 February 2020, 15:49 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini have shared new track "Enter Exit" from their forthcoming collaborative album Illusion of Time.

"Enter Exit" is the second taster of Avery and Cortini's collaborative LP, after the title-track "Illusion of Time" landed last month.

Avery and Cortini's collaborations began before the two had even met. The duo managed to complete their Illusion of Time album while on tour with Nine Inch Nails in 2018.

Discussing the collaboration, Avery says, "It was very much a shared process. I would like to credit Alessandro with his belief that music has a life of its own, as well as the importance he places on the first take... That even something that may be considered out-of-step by some should be respected. Some of the tracks were borne simply out of a tiny synth part, or a bit of tape hiss that we had recorded. And that approach taught me a lot. It’s a record that’s been worked on hard, but not laboured over."

Cortini adds, "I was a big fan of Daniel’s, and his work always spoke to me in a certain way. Then, when we started working together, it just clicked. It’s very hard to explain, but I can always hear the love in his work, and that is true on this record. After our first collaboration, we just kept sending each other music and maintaining that dialogue. Next thing you know, we’re sitting in a hotel room in New York and had finished the record in three hours."

"Enter Exit" is out now. Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini's Illusion of Time album drops 27 March via Phantasy/Mute, and is available to pre-order now.
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