Visible Cloaks: Paradessence

Spencer Doran of the experimental ambient duo on their sculptural approach to music, the concept of "positive space", and Utopianism

The title of Visible Cloaks’ new album is a portmanteau of “paradox” and “essence”, coined by the American writer Alex Shakar: Paradessence.

Shakar cites the example of coffee, a product that is coveted not in spite of, but precisely because of having multiple effects: it’s both stimulating and relaxing – a contradiction at the “schismatic core” (Shakar)…