Lakker formed in 2003 and made a few compilation appearances before 2007's Ruido was issued on the Lazybird label; the album ranged from solitary piano vignettes to bracing percussion barrages. A few years passed prior to an assortment of more distinctive 2011-2014 EPs for labels such as Killekill, Blueprint, Stroboscopic Artefacts, and, most notably, Belgium's revered RS. On the 2014 EPs Containing a Thousand and Mountain Divide, Smith and McDonnell evoked unease while deploying some of their richest obscured melodies. Tundra, the duo's second proper album, was released on RS in 2015 with cited inspirations ranging from pre-Dare Human League to Arvo Pärt. Re:VIVE, an initiative of the Netherlands' Institute for Sound and Vision, then sought Smith and McDonnell to produce a conceptual work (based on the theme of water) using their audio-video archive as a sample source. The duo obliged with Struggle Emerge, issued in 2016 on RS. McDonnell's Eotrax label then released Lakker's Eris Harmonia EP in 2017.
Following a short break in order to pursue solo projects, Lakker returned with Época in 2019. The RS-issued LP incorporated acoustic instrumentation such as violin, guitar, and bodhrán, as well as the duo's own vocals. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
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