Nanocluster Vol 3. Immersion | SUSS
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The third album in the Nanocluster series is a mid-Atlantic melting pot of ideas that have created a brand new third way. The album sees a collaboration between the European post-punk electronic discipline of Immersion meeting the American ambient country band SUSS and their big sky, new world, Americana cinematic soundscapes to create a perfect Nanocluster!

The debut Nanocluster album, released in September 2021 saw the Immersion core group of Colin Newman (Wire) and Malka Spigel (Minimal Compact) collaborate with Laetitia Sadier, German post-rock duo Tarwater and electronic musicians Ulrich Schnauss and Scanner.
Released in June 2024, the follow up Nanocluster Vol. 2 had guests Thor Harris - the charismatic percussion player from Swans and Cubzoa - Jack Wolter from Penelope Isles.

Both albums were received with great acclaim.

Nanocluster, Vol. 1 - the new album from Immersion (the ongoing musical collaboration between Colin Newman, Malka Spigel and a group of ever-changing, extraordinary collaborators) is so beautiful, exotic, immediate, and compelling as to defy description. It is not only one of the most beautiful albums of the decade, but also one of the best albums of this century so far. Rock&Roll Globe (Vol. 1)

Collaboration has never seemed more precious and one actively listens for those moments of genuine contact which come all too rarely in a music scene of thrown together, first time associations. Those gathered here come across as natural and deeply felt. The Wire (Vol. 1)

It’s a beautiful piece of work and a fantastic album, a snapshot of time and music. Fighting Boredom highly recommend you have a listen. Fighting Boredom (Vol. 1)

They’ve created an extreme, something to be spoken of alongside the great albums of the century, and something that utterly holds its own with the sui generis work of Post Punk’s purest and most quality-minded act, Wire. Rock&Roll Globe (Vol. 2)

Experimentalism collides head on with some immense pop tunes, making it feel like a project that has plenty of immersive potential going forward The Quietus (Vol. 2)

This is a real treat. Underestimate Colin and Malka at your peril. National treasures. Moonbuilding Weekly (Vol. 2)

The latest Nanocluster adventure and collaboration with SUSS will be released in 2025. It’s a perfect combination that fits the Nanocluster vision. Immersion’s open-minded approach sees their music spark new textures with the American band who were once described by UNCUT magazine as “Eno’s Apollo Atmospheres crash-landed in America’s Sonoran Desert,” and by Pitchfork as “Neither rawboned nor ramshackle … their elegantly composed brand of ambient country stands as tall and clean as a brand-new pair of cowboy boots.”

Composed of veteran musicians Pat Irwin (the B-52s, Raybeats, 8 Eyed Spy), Bob Holmes (numun, Rubber Rodeo), and Jonathan Gregg (the Combine, the Linemen), SUSS combine Pedal Steel, National Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Baritone Guitar, and the Harmonium, which they weave with synthesizers and loops to create their big, lonesome sound.

Their fifth album, Birds & Beasts, released on Northern Spy Records in June 2024, shows the band heading off into a new direction, populating their stark landscapes with the creatures, cycles, and rhythms of the world around them.

This sense of adventure makes them perfect partners for the Nanocluster project. SUSS understood immediately the nature of this fascinating collaboration as that was already part of their creative process.

Says SUSS’ Bob Holmes, "Collaboration is an important aspect of the type of music SUSS makes. Whether we are collaborating with each other, or with musicians and artists outside of the band, the exploration and discovery of the unknown is central to our creative process. When Colin & Malka approached us to collaborate with them on Nanocluster, it seemed like a perfect fit. Their use of rhythm, synthesizers, bass and atmospherics felt very complementary to our instrumentation. As expected, the results were unexpected and our music was taken to a place where we would not have gone otherwise."

It’s this element of surprise that sparks the best art.

As Pat Irwin from SUSS explains, "One of the challenges of a collaboration is being led into places you never could have imagined. I look forward to those challenges."

It’s these challenges that create the sparks, as fellow SUSS member Jonathan Gregg points out: “It’s always exciting to include and react to new sounds and approaches.”

Nanocluster will be touring the US with the album in spring 2025