Hard and brittle? Perhaps; difficult to work with? We think not, given the ease with which the platinum-monikered quartet perform together. Though named for the rarest of precious metals, the joint project of Oscar-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, Grammy-winning sound designer and producer Sam Slater, Subtext head James Ginzburg, and Senyawa vocalist Rully Shabara display a natural ease in their performances, as though this collaboration were kismet.

Crafting mesmerising bio-mechanical soundscapes, each of the quartet’s backgrounds shine in this new context—the cinematic soundtracking minds of Guðnadóttir and Slater, Ginzburg’s industrial prowess under his Emptyset moniker, and Shabara’s distinctive vocals collide in astonishing ways, bridged by specially-made unique instruments. Spellbinding and utterly unique.