Lokai - Transition

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4...according to our Business Lady on Thu 10 Sep, 2009.

I got myself a serious piece of avant garde wax on the turn table, yep, it's the L.P 'Transition' from Lokai a.k.a Florian Kmet & Stefan Németh. The follow up to 2005's '7 Million' is an amazing sounding record. it begins with a spooky little composition based loosely around an arpagiated percussive tones complimented with some cryptic melodies emanating from various instruments in the mallet family. It reminds me of Tortoise when they do their Jazzy interpretations of Steve Reich type stuff, very spacious and aware music. These guys obviously no how to play and their compositional skills are finely honed. In the press release Kmet and Németh equates 'Transition' to a panoramic view or a vast horizon which is a totally apt way to describe the music. You find yourself focusing in on details for a few brief minutes before returning to the whole, immersing yourself in the overall journey. Obviously not designed for the dance hall and best listened to in the peaceful serenity of your own home 'Transition' will take you where you want to go.

After being occupied with solo & band projects, Florian Kmet & Stefan Németh met again last ye
to record ‘Transition’, their second album after ‘7 Million’ on their own Mosz records in 2005.

• Stefan Nemeth is a member of Radian and has collaborated with
Martin Siewert, Werner Dafeldecker, Christian Fennesz and
Florian Hecker. He is also the co-founder of the Mosz label.
• Florian Kmet is a member of Superloop and has worked with
Martin Brandlmayr, Woflgang Miterer, Gunter Schneider,
Max Nagi, Franz Hautzinger, Ludwig Bekic and Jorge
Sanchez-Chiong.
• Both Nemeth and Kmet are major players in the avant-
electronic music scene and have a cultish underground following.
• ‘Transition’ as an album has a strong feeling of space and depth. It
is expansive and yet detailed. For Kmet and Németh the concept of
the album, the openness, was not a thesis from which the album was
created, but a binding theme that evolved with the album - “I could
compare it to a panoramic view, where you can overview a landscape
or town in a wide angle - you move along the horizon - you stop and
capture a small detail, then you move on”, says Németh. It is an
exceptional view and one of rare beauty. ‘Transition’ will appeal to
fans of John Zorn, AMM and other avant-garde musicians of that
ilk.
• The CD is limited to 1000 copies worldwide and the LP version
is limited to 500 copies with a free download coupon.