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ARTIST
AKUSMI
TITLE
Lines (Color)
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
TONAL UNION
CATALOG #
TU 003LE-LP
TU 003LE-LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
12/22/2023
"London based composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer
Akusmi
presents
Lines
, an exhilarating new collection of works born from the desire to take where the acclaimed debut album
Fleeting Future
left off -- in search of new forms. Formed with a sense of urgency and a reductive approach,
Lines
is almost entirely comprised of alto saxophone, clarinet and piano, with embellishments of ambience and minimal percussive elements. Recorded in full at his home studio in London,
Pascal Bideau
speaks about the process: 'I wanted to go a bit more horizontal and ambient, work with layers of lines, might they be dotted or straight, and leave them to unfold and see where they would take me.' 'Secant' is the electrifying and cinematic opener, emerging with the main motif deriving from the recording sessions of
Fleeting Future
. It's distinct sound echoes New York, a homage in part to the works of
Steve Reich
and inspired also by train travels across the English countryside. Rhythmical looping pianos unite with shifting strings that build to a symphony of hypnotic rich layers, towards a euphoric and filmic climax. 'Oblique,' on the other hand is otherworldly and hopeful, a breathtaking musical meeting between jazz and ambient minimalist music. Rich layered saxophones sound a patterned melody, meshed with dotted piano, swirling electronics and percussive hits, before deep-diving into shimmering ambient tones echoing like summer rainfall against windows. Akusmi uniquely finds the spaces in between experimental, crossover classical and ambient music. 'Parallel' is the ambient companion to the acclaimed title track 'Fleeting Future,' featuring a stripped back chord progression constructed with less order and written render. 'Tangent' is a pointillist piece that stemmed from a session with friend and collaborator
Daniel Brandt
. Cyclical guitars loop ebb and flow reminiscent of
Manuel Göttsching
."
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