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Pentatonik
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Description: | LP with CD copy on Hydrogen Dukebox - CHEAP COPIES! |
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| Format: | LP (vinyl) | |
| Genre(s): | Dance | |
| Label: | Hydrogen Dukebox | |
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£5.19
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| Availability: | In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day. |
R. Simeon Bowring's debut Pentatonik album ‘Anthology’ was released in 1994 and forged a brand new, and much mimicked, path for intelligent and emotive electronic music. Over ten years later he made ‘The Five Angels’, a beautiful album full of melodic compositions and intricate self-portraits. Now, after a much shorter time, Bowring returns with his third Pentatonik album 'A Thousand Paper Cranes'. This time he builds upon his own musical legacy using organic and electronic sounds with incredible effect, the result is his most ambitious album to date both artistically and technically.
Coupled with the release, visual interpretations of each of the album tracks are being uploaded to the internet, culminating in a visual interpretation of each track on the album.
Pentatonik has been described as 'bridging the gap between dance culture and classical music' (NME) but Bowring has always existed away from the mainstream of electronica and techno, preferring to inhabit the same musical outposts as Brian Eno, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Philip Glass, Klaus Schulze and Vangelis. In this latest album Bowring's compositions only help emphasise Pentatonik’s development in sound, orchestration and music into a world that conjures up strong emotions, sweeping images and soundtrack adventures. 'A Thousand Paper Cranes' puts Bowring firmly into a place where he has always spiritually belonged, a world that could be thought of as electro-symphonic. Bowring has taken much inspiration from the events and the music of the first half of the 20th century. Emotionally involving, his melodies conjure up a time of fear and war but also of great courage and human endeavour. Musically he has been heavily influenced by the 'romantic' classical composers of the pre-war period, especially the works of Rachmaninoff to create his own musical film noir.
'A Thousand Paper Cranes' is a landmark album both in sonic emotion and production, recorded in Bowring's customised studio 'Vertigo Heights' in Crystal Palace (looking out across the vista of London). You can’t help escaping to the memories and places this album evokes.
Bowring, obviously touched by her words and story, has made an album that is full of emotional journey and statement. As a contemporary listening experience ‘A Thousand Paper Cranes’ is unique in many ways and stands out on its own, it’s deep reflective filmic qualities at moments leaving you quite breathless. Because of it’s scale it should have taken Bowring another ten years to make this album, but with his previous critical momentum and his depth of inspiration pushing him forward the process was considerably accelerated. All the better for us!!
‘A Thousand Paper Cranes’ is hugely relevant now but at the same time timeless.
TRACKLISTING:
1. Aquamarine
2. In Your Arms
3. By The Sword
4. Golden
5. Desert Fall
6. The Rush of You
7. Night Raid On London
8. A Thousand Paper Cranes
9. Swept Awa
