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ARTIST
KOSS
TITLE
Ancient Rain
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
MULE MUSIQ
CATALOG #
MUSIQ 268LP
MUSIQ 268LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
5/21/2021
Mule Musiq present a reissue of
Koss
's
Ancient Rain
, originally released on CD in 2008. Romantically, otherworldly floating introspective ambient:
Kuniyuki Takahashi
, one of Japan's most prolific contemporary musicians, was always an artist for deep sensual expressions. Especially under his anonym
Koss
he explores profound electronic ambient sounds enlarged with ingredients of house, minimal, IDM, and what he calls a "new oriental sound", a style, that translates traces of ancient Asian music traditions into modern realms. In particular, his fourth Koss album
Ancient Rain
, released in 2008 as CD only, was an attempt to meld old melodic traditions with textural layers of modern electronic frequencies without losing a distinct human touch. Now Mule Musiq releases his nine compositions for the first time as a double-LP, rendering his poetic, slow burning melodic drifts and rhythmical shifts into the richness of the vinyl sound. All music was produced in-depth in his very own private studio while using music making computer software, a Roland System-1, Jupiter-8, and the dynamic percussion Synth Korg Wavedrum. Besides the short tune "Dream (Real World)" that features suavely absorbing oriental harp sounds, all compositions vibrate six to ten minutes long. An epic format, that goes hand-in-hand with Kuniyuki's extemporaneous work ethic, in which every moment of creating generates a unique unknown poetic universe. "It's an endless continuing journey," he states and points out to what listeners will experience while wandering off in his subtle expanding layers of sounds and electronic modulations. Sometimes his favorite instrument, the piano, is hanging dulcet above the frequency alternations. Also restrained house grooves actuate the cautious chord progressions and environmental sounds deepen the sublime listening experience. Those who dive into
Ancient Rain
of the reel, will experience a seamlessly shadowy ambient drift, in which every detail is given space to breathe in order to entrap heedful spirits into a preternatural never-never land beyond space and time.
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