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CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
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輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2018年09月28日 |
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規格品番 |
KRANK219CD |
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SKU |
796441821921 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:59:06
Personnel: Tim Hecker (electric guitar, synthesizer); Mariel Roberts (cello); Motonori Miura (hichiriki); Fumiya Otonashi (sho); Kara-Lis Coverdale (keyboards); Yoshiyuki Izaki (uchimono). Recording information: Mandala Temple, Kanzouin, Nerima-Ku, Tokyo (05/2017); Studio Atlio, Tokyo (05/2017); Sunblind Studios, Los Angeles (05/2017); Mandala Temple, Kanzouin, Nerima-Ku, Tokyo (11/2017); Studio Atlio, Tokyo (11/2017); Sunblind Studios, Los Angeles (11/2017); Mandala Temple, Kanzouin, Nerima-Ku, Tokyo (2018); Studio Atlio, Tokyo (2018); Sunblind Studios, Los Angeles (2018). Photographer: Tobias Spichtig. Translator: Ayako Sanjo. Tim Hecker recorded most of Konoyo in Japan, working with members of the gagaku ensemble Tokyo Gakuso, who play a variety of traditional wind and percussion instruments. Hecker's previous album, Love Streams, featured vocals by an Icelandic choir, who sang in a nonsensical language and were twisted into bizarre, alien forms. Hecker does similar business with the gagaku ensemble on Konoyo, sometimes rendering the source material nearly unrecognizable, letting it seep through the mix in subtle ways. The album is informed by ideas of negative space, and there's certainly more of a sense of restraint here compared to other Hecker releases, and not as much charred feedback. That said, there's still an enormous amount of detail to these highly immersive sonic constructions. Opening with distressed siren-like tones which slowly swoop down, "This Life" features woozy clusters of notes which bring to mind Arca's melodies, with frayed distortion bubbling up and swerving around, as well as a tangible sense of things being physically pushed and pulled. The acoustic instruments are much clearer on "In Death Valley," which has delicately plucked strings and knocking drums joined by the sideways thud of Hecker's scattered, crystalline synths. Tracks such as "Keyed Out" are punctuated with high-frequency whistling from instruments such as the ryuteki and the sho. These tones can seem disarming at first, but they contribute to the urgency of the music, in addition to feeling like glimpses into a distant past. Konoyo takes several listens to fully appreciate, as do most Hecker releases, but it's another excellent example of the distinct mixture of bleakness and majesty which he excels at creating. ~ Paul Simpson
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1.[CD]
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1.This Life
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2.In Death Valley
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3.Is a Rose of the Dying Crimson Light
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4.Keyed Out
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5.In Mother Earth Phase
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6.Sodium Codec Haze, A
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7.Across to Anoyo
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2000年代の音響を常に更新し続けて来た巨匠TimHecker。新作は古巣《Kranky〉より発表された。パイプオルガンや聖歌隊など、様々な要素を自身の音楽に取り入れて来たが、新作は雅楽アンサンブル東京楽所(とうきょうがくそ)とのコラボレーションで制作された。寺院でレコーディングされたというその空気感も感じられ、磨き抜かれた音響に独特な存在感を高めている。アルバム最後はTimHeckerならではの音の変容を描いた長尺の作品で、これまでのキャリアの集大成とも言える楽曲。
intoxicate (C)池田敏弘タワーレコード (vol.137(2018年12月10日発行号)掲載)
カナダが誇る孤高のサウンド・デザイナー、ティム・ヘッカーが日本の雅楽を全面フィーチャーした作品。雅楽を取り入れるということがただの目的で終わっておらず、しっかりと彼の音楽として昇華されており、この世とあの世の境界を漂うような、美しきダーク・アンビエントの極北が展開されています。こんな音楽聞いたことない…唯一無二すぎる。
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