^^^^^^^I have been listening to some of that Giacinto Scelsi box set and it is incredible, thanx m g.
― xelab, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:51 (nine years ago) link
HI DERE
A gorgeous set of new tracks by the brilliant composer and multi-instrumentalist Eyvind Kang. It took him a decade and a half to revisit the vibe concocted on his masterpiece from 2001, Live Low To The Earth In The Iron Age, but the wait was worth it. It features an array of spiritually intoxicating instrumentation: tamboura, electric guitar, organ, trumpet, oboe, trombone, and Korean traditional instruments. Eyvind Kang on Plainlight: "In 2002 I wanted to make a kind of sequel to my first solo record on Abduction, Live Low To The Earth In The Iron Age. I found that the 'weight' of sounds seemed to evaporate the compositions. The last thing I wanted to make was a traditional shoegaze recording. 15 years later, I had a strange dream: a voice said 'Because a plainlight has fallen in Heaven, heartbreak would cease.' This statement then became a kind of guiding image and method. Thus, with Korean traditional instruments playing the ostinato and drone, things fell into place. I would like to thank all the musicians, Randall Dunn, Alan Bishop, and each and every listener." Limited edition, one-time pressing; Edition of 400.
as usual this comes out far too late in the year to make it onto any lists... why, dude?
― sleeve, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 19:18 (six years ago) link
Eyvind Kang is one of the last people I'd expect to care about, or even be aware of, year end rock crit lists. But I agree with the sentiment, the man's work should be distributed and pressed in bigger editions of 400. speaking of which, got a link for that?
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
it's available through Forced Exposure:
http://forcedexposure.com/Catalog/kang-eyvind-plainlight-lp/ABDT.060LP.html
― sleeve, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 19:26 (six years ago) link
and honestly I'm more bemoaning the fact that interested ILXors probably won't be able to hear it for our poll, since Abduction doesn't do streaming or digital.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 19:28 (six years ago) link
ahh, this sounds nice, thanks for the heads up.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
this is an incredible album, buy it now if you're interested cuz it's gonna vanish soon
― sleeve, Saturday, 23 December 2017 17:41 (six years ago) link
It might go without saying but Eyvind is one of the greatest orchestrators
Monoliths And Dimensions is on right now and the details are excruciatingly beautiful
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 28 March 2019 06:02 (five years ago) link
<3 <3 <3 agreed, I forgot he worked on that record
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Thursday, 28 March 2019 13:53 (five years ago) link
new album out on an Italian label, vinyl limited to 500, no US distro that I know of but you can buy it digitally on bandcamp
https://idischidiangelica.bandcamp.com/album/chirality-2
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Saturday, 18 May 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
OMG NEW ONE
I missed this in 2020, thanks seandalai!
https://ideologicorgan.bandcamp.com/album/ajaeng-ajaeng
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Thursday, 7 January 2021 00:09 (three years ago) link
I also missed this newer live one, incredible of course
https://aspenedities.bandcamp.com/album/sonic-gnostic
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Saturday, 16 September 2023 22:51 (eight months ago) link
I've got a live one in Iceland and it's... okay.
― 3kDk (dog latin)
DL cna u send me those files pretty please? I can't find that one anywhere.
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Saturday, 16 September 2023 22:53 (eight months ago) link
I... do not remember this at all. I'll have to check my archives and get back to you. Don't let me forget
― Stomp Jomperson (dog latin), Monday, 18 September 2023 01:10 (eight months ago) link
OK thank you!
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Monday, 18 September 2023 14:56 (eight months ago) link
gorgeous new Kenney/Kang collab
https://ideologicorgan.bandcamp.com/album/azure
― Surfin' burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb (sleeve), Saturday, 10 February 2024 00:51 (three months ago) link
what a lonely thread, this guy deserves more ILX love
― Surfin' burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb (sleeve), Saturday, 10 February 2024 00:52 (three months ago) link
as does Ms. Kenney