Michael and the Angels Fought is five tracks that continue to develop the sonic fingerprint that is Dead Voices On Air, but at this rate weve lost count of how many hands DVOAs Mark Spybey must have because the sonic toolkit from which Mark pulls is bottomless. This may be DVOAs most collaborative release to date which has allowed Mark to absorb, process and assemble the aural puzzlebox into a more quiet and reflective experience. DVOA recordings have always worked best taken as a collective whole and Michael and the Angels Fought surprises and delights your careful attention like all Dead Voices On Air recordings that have come before.Michael and the Angels Fought is the third Dead Voices On Air album in as many years for Lens Records. Spybey is known for his primitive approach to music making. He views himself as a non-musician but his work has incorporated song structures, real instruments, collaborations with film-makers and increasingly, contributions from musicians from around the world. Whereas early albums were recorded from improvisations using his collection of ethnic instruments and childrens toys, later works have increasingly become studio focused, relying heavily on the editing process. Michael and the Angels Fought features contributions from the American-Serbian singer Ivana Salipur, from the British cellist Bela Emerson, the Portland, Oregon throat-singer Soriah, the French auteur, Philippe Petit, the Toronto based electronic musician, Michael Morton (Displacer), the Massachusetts based guitarist Michael Page (Sky Burial), the keyboards of Lori Cole from Utah and cameos from Robin Storey (Rapoon) and Jared Louche (Chemlab).Dead Voices On Air will be playing a series of exclusive launch shows in North America to coincide with the release of Michael and the Angels Fought.Mark Spybey has worked under the name of Dead Voices On Air (DVOA) for twenty years, following his departure from Zoviet-France. Hes released 15 albums and collaborated with an impressive list of people, including members of Can, Faust, Throbbing Gristle, Swans and others. Mark was part of the band Download with members of Skinny Puppy and works with Robin Storey (Rapoon, Zoviet-France) under the name Reformed Faction; with Simon Fisher Turner as MzMz LaLaLa and Phil Western (Download) as Beehatch. Hes currently working with Main, Sky Burial, Orbit Service and a host of collaborators such as Edward Kaspel, Robert Hampson, Simon Fisher Turner, Troum, Jochen Arbeit, James Plotkin and others on a series of joint seven inch singles for Tourette Records celebrating the 20th anniversary of Dead Voices On Air.