Special Interest's Ruth Mascelli joins forces with Mary Hanson Scott for their third collaborative album on Disciples, Esoteric Lounge Music Now, pushing their signature paranoid torch songs into even more liminal and atmospheric territory. This 2025 release finds the duo exploring a captivating fusion of trip-hop, jazz noir, and ambient electronics, with Mascelli's seductive croon floating over Scott's FX-blasted reeds and cloud-like soundscapes.
The album delivers both powerful songcraft and immersive instrumental passages, featuring standout tracks like the epic melted power ballad "Haunted Hearts" and a gorgeous slow-motion cover of "Self Control." Scott's ambient reed work perfectly complements Mascelli's darkened vocals, creating emotionally engaging late-night tone sculptures that blend the noir jazz soundtracks of the '50s and '60s with the sophisticated darkness of prime '90s trip-hop, resulting in a truly exceptional listening experience rich in melancholic tristesse and faded grandeur.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Disciples
- Genre: Electronic
- Release Date: 11/07/2025
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TRACKS
A1. Overture
A2. A Lover's Theory Of Value
A3. Hedonist Arc
A4. Conversation Pit
A5. Blue Of Noon
B1. Could A Wound Be A Window?
B2. Haunted Hearts
B3. Self Control
B4. The Fool
B5. Encore
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