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Heinali is the alias of self-taught composer and sound-designer Oleg Shpudeiko from Ukraine. Having garnered rapturous responses to his earlier output and 2017's Anthem (INJ 004LP), Oleg continues to push the boundaries and experiment with altering mood and atmospheres of any space with abstract, yet deeply personal transmissions of ambient synthesizer work and subaqueous, minimal techno contortions. Iridescent consists of fragments of studio improvisation sessions recorded in 2016 and 2017, some of them recorded in one unedited take on a modular system and some layered and later morphed into compositions. Iridescent bares Oleg's style of sonic storytelling and austere, otherworldly textural embellishments that bring to mind Ben Frost, Akira Yamaoka, and Oneohtrix Point Never but also plants the seed for much more club-ready electro. "Starling Reprise I" is a scorching piece of ambient techno that conjures Four Tet, LTO, and Susumu Yokota's blissful, kaleidoscopic synth work whilst "Starling Reprise II" retains the frosty, steely ambience that has become Heinali's calling card.
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INJA 004LP
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The second physical release for the newly-launched Injazero Records is the solo LP from Kyiv, Ukraine-based sound designer, Heinali, aka Oleg Shpudeiko. Crushing waves of distortion reminiscent of Ben Frost or Oneohtrix Point Never surround radiant sound-design in the mold of Jon Hopkins or Andy Stott. Pulsing, fluttering synth-worlds, like those of Emeralds or Popol Vuh, orbit through a galaxy of texture not unlike Clint Mansell's Moon score (2009). Heinali recently constructed the acclaimed soundtrack to PlayStation's 2016 videogame Bound. Much of his commercial and commissioned work for film, television, and dance (dating back to 2009) evokes the string-orientated subtlety and tenderness of Ludovico Einaudi, Max Richter or film score great Hans Zimmer. "A truly complete work, a story with a beginning, a middle and an end, and like all good stories, it leaves you with a sense of joy, the joy of knowing you have just experienced something unique and beautiful." --A Closer Listen "Achingly, longingly beautiful." --Terrorizer "Its brilliance lies in its authority to get inside your heart and suspend you in awe." --Sea of Tranquility. Comes on 180 gram, red vinyl.
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ARLEN 002CD
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This is the first album release on Arlen from minimalist composer Heinali, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist from Kiev, Ukraine. While his music is reminiscent of the likes of Goldmund and Dustin O'Halloran, both in terms of content and atmosphere, his wide range of influences -- from jazz to post-rock via classical -- is evident, making 67 Breaths a bold and startling debut that's more than just another contemporary classical release. Simple in composition but affecting on record, Heinali's background as a writer for films, art performances and installations is apparent in his material, and this album heralds the arrival of a potent new talent on the scene.
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