Kiri No Oto, by Lawrence English

Kiri No Oto

by Lawrence English

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1.	Organs At Sea 04:42	buy track
2.	Soft Fuse 06:52	buy track
3.	White Spray 05:08	buy track
4.	Waves Sheer Light 05:22	buy track
5.	Commentary 04:30	buy track
6.	Allay 05:21	buy track
7.	Figure's Lone Static 07:25	buy track
8.	Oamura 03:48	buy track

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The Japanese phrase 'Kiri No Oto' loosely translates to the 'sound of fog' or 'sound of mist'. In many ways it's a collection that meditates on the sense of displacement and distortion that occurs in environments which undergo extreme mists, snowstorms and sea sprays. In the same way that visual objects loose their perspective, form and shape in these environments, the sound components that make up Kiri No Oto are not quite as they first might appear.

Utilising a range of divergent mixing techniques, analog filtering and 'harmonic' distortion, Kiri No Oto offers an expansive sound space in which the listener must choose to position themselves. Focus, like that in a fog, is in a constant state of flux as elements are brought into and out of perspective.

The first in a series of records employing this technique, Kiri No Oto explores the richness in the frequencies that are usually associated with extremes of volume and through this process the recordings position 'the ear' itself as 'another layer of auditory fog' as it begins to distort and alter the sounds it comes in contact with.

The sounds sources for Kiri No Oto emanate from both instruments and found sound, with recordings on this edition made in Poland, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.

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released July 1, 2008

Originally released by Touch Music 2008

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Lawrence English Brisbane, Australia

Lawrence English. Philosopher of listening. Room40 Honcho. Generally questioning living, dying and everything else in-between.

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