A Winged Victory for the Sullen—the duo of Stars of the Lid’s Adam Wiltzie and pianist Dustin O’Halloran—have announced a new studio album: The Undivided Five is out November 1 via Ninja Tune. Below, hear the two-song single “The Rhythm of a Dividing Pair” / “The Haunted Victorian Pencil.”

The Undivided Five was inspired by Swedish abstract artist Hilma af Klint, as well as the death of a close friend and the birth of Dustin O’Halloran’s first child. Adam Wiltzie said of “The Rhythm of a Dividing Pair” in a press release:

We were looking to create some melodic palettes within simple but different analog sounds and were fortunate to procure two vintage and extremely overpriced synthesizers: a Korg PS 3100 and Roland Jupiter 8 plus Dustin has a vintage Prophet 5 in his studio. So there we were and suddenly we did something we almost never do... we started jamming. As you know jamming has become sort of an icky word in these “we-are-serious-composer times” but on this particular occasion the resonance of the sounds that were coming out of the machines led us to something we were both quite pleased with! In the end it turned out to be a valid stylisation as we found a way to anchor it within the context of the sound of the record. The second half of the song takes a big swing in the direction of a large string ensemble but as things go when you’re making music sometimes improvisational jams need company.

Since releasing their debut A Winged Victory for the Sullen in 2011, Wiltzie and O’Halloran have scored the movies Iris and God’s Own Country, as well as the dance piece Atomos.

Read Pitchfork 2018 interview with Adam Wiltzie on the Pitch.

The Undivided Five:

01 Our Lord Debussy

02 Sullen Sonata

03 The Haunted Victorian Pencil

04 The Slow Descent Has Begun

05 Aqualung, Motherfucker

06 A Minor Fifth Is Made of Phantoms

07 Adios, Florida

08 The Rhythm of a Dividing Pair

09 Keep It Dark, Deutschland