The Left-Handed Archer

Listen if you’re into Burial, Andy Stott, Demdike Stare, Dominick Fernow (Vatican Shadow, Prurient, Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Boards of Canada.

It’s been a busy two years since Conor Barnes and Peter Sanfilippo started their ambient techno project Left-Handed Archer. Longtime friends and musical collaborators, Conor and Peter wanted to produce and explore the kinds of music they connected with the most.

In spite of being based in Ontario and Nova Scotia, Conor and Peter quickly found a rhythm, and in 2023 produced two releases, their debut full-length record These are the President’s Weapons, and the experimental EP Be You A Mere Instrument, Conor and Peter spent 2024 exploring new ideas for their follow-up.

The Animal Vector is the result of that exploration. Across nine tracks, The Animal Vector crosses genre and style lines, combining found audio samples and techno beats to elicit a sense of exploration and disorientation, like a climber delving deeper and deeper into an unexplored cave, unaware of what may be lurking inside.