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HECKER, Tim - Konoyo - Vinyl (gatefold 2xLP)
Sold Date:
December 15, 2018
Start Date:
September 23, 2018
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Tim HECKER Konoyo(gatefold 2xLP) Kranky US
Cat: KRANK 219LP. Rel: 1 Oct 18
Ambient/Drone
Side 1 - Track 1. This Life Side 1 - Track 2. In Death Valley Side 2. Is A Rose Petal Of The Dying Crimson Light Keyed Out Side 3 - Track 1. In Mother Earth Phase Side 3 - Track 2. A Sodium Codec Haze Side 4. Across To Anoyo
On his last album, 2016's "Love Streams", long-serving ambient experimentalist Tim Hecker joined forces with an Icelandic choir and orchestra. This time round, he has headed East, utilizing the services of Japanese musicians and percussionists. The resultant set, "Konoyo", tips a wink to Japan's deep history in both ambient and jazz, but is far darker and dystopian in tone. It's an intriguing approach, all told, and one that allows for tracks to organically evolve, slowly shifting between fluid, otherworldly dreaminess and unsettling, paranoid creepiness. It's this interplay - not just between darkness and light, but also the experimental and the traditional - that makes "Konoyo" such a riveting and enjoyable listen.
