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Otherwise known as Arturs Liepins, the sphinx that is Dunian is quietly stirring in the shadows, waiting to show himself when the time is right or never at all. Barely emerging in late March this year with nothing more than a myspace page offering just four tracks, the Latvian newcomer has gifted our ears with one of the most thoughtful, spacious and uplifting short players this year. Although the four tracks (totaling eleven and a half minutes) can be listened to as a single entity, the EP almost feels as though it is in two halves. The intro track, appropriately titled "All Intros" is an emotive, inviting, and very natural opener, with almost elemental soundscapes. Ghostly voices lament in the distance to a soundtrack of jangling, alien claps and whips which sound cold and unfamiliar, yet the listener is welcomed and made comfortable by the wall of soft echo and bass that Liepins has carefully crafted to keep the balance. Painfully, the track ends almost as soon as it has begun. Not necessarily a bad thing however, as it certainly cries out to be replayed. And so we move on to "Mind Body Mind". This takes a similar direction to the first track: distant, indistinguishable voices; lazy, warm bass; discrete claps and clacks. This track has more of a familiar feel however, as the beats and instruments sound more human, and they have a stronger presence throughout. The distant voices and cries converge slowly for the first half, before briefly soaring into the sky in full flig
