Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is to appear on the new album from avant-goth Patrick Wolf.

Swinton will perform spoken word monologues on four tracks from 'Battle', Wolf's follow-up to 2006's excellent 'The Magic Position'.

The collaboration reportedly came about when Wolf slipped Swinton a hand-written note at a film premiere, asking her to lend her vocal talents to the project. The actress said in a statement: "My feeling is that we almost certainly come from the same planet: kith and kin. His music feels like the unexpressed soundtrack of a great film I want to see - and try to catch every night before I go to sleep. It's a lovely thing to be a part of that magical landscape."

'Battle' is due this spring.