TEN are based in Leeds and describe themselves as a band but to all intents seem to be the solo project of Dominic Deane.
After all, the live 'band' features only one other member - Jonny Fryer.
This six track EP is billed as a homage to the fens; a flat and fertile area of eastern England.
The instrumentals blend classical and acoustic instruments and feature simple piano, violin, acoustic guitar arrangements with just a hint background drone.
On first listening you expect the tracks to build but, instead, they remain still and uncluttered.
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Like the cover image of a barn in a field there are hardly any distractions.
Searching for the right words to describe the thirty minutes of such minimalist and uneventful music seems a little redundant .
I'll confine myself to five adjectives: quiet - melancholy - still - calming - soporific.
Nothing much to write home about but a nice enough record all the same.
Ten website
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