Tsukimono
Time Canvas

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Long anticipated vinyl version of Tsukimonos grandiose Time Canvas, originally released as a limited CDR on Kning Disk spring 2007. A true gem when it comes to drone-based music, this recording still stands out as Tsukimonos finest moment. Each track is based on a sample on one specific instrument. Slow and quiet and big and brutal at the same time. Incredible beauty indeed. The deluxe 2xLP version also comes with a side-long bonus track recorded in 2008. Letterpressed white silver ink on black cardboard sleeves, vinyl in black sleeves and labels on black with silver ink as well. Also comes with liner notes by Matthias Andersson/RTB Records, Pm Jönsson, Gustav Rosengren/Kalligrammofon and musician Viktor Sjöberg. Limited to 500 copies.
PRESS: “Limited to one hundred CDR copies, Time Canvas is an admitted step away from Johan Gustavsson's previous work under the moniker Tsukimono. Moving from the far more complex arrangements on album Née, Gustavsson has stripped down his compositions to focus on fewer and more organic elements and the limits of their range and capabilities. The results are long, thoughtful, and beautiful works, the shortest being over eight minutes in length. As with the far darker Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, the beauty here is in the delicate layering and subtle progression of the songs, which can admittedly take quite a while and might frustrate some listeners. Time Canvas" is structured upon the arrangement of sparse samples of instruments, a soundtrack that neither cast shadows nor illuminates, and one that rewards its listeners' patience.” - Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson (itsatrap.com)