salt. machiakari. lp & fine art prints. vinyl & digital. ant-zen act400 /
raubbau raub-076
tracklist: 01. time capsule, 02. assault on precinct 13, 03. absorbed, 04. ueno
, 05. we never sleep, 06. yakushi-do (part 1-3)
art by salt. engineered by dan courtman. mastering by manuel g. richter /
leafaudio. female voices on 'time capsule' by geneviéve pasquier & tamiko
kawaguchi. 'assault on precinct 13' is originally written by john carpenter.
drums on 'absorbed' & 'we never sleep' by gerwin eisenhauer. ukulele on 'we
never sleep' by a. lawrence. release date: 15.nov.2019
format .
1. 12" vinyl lp + 6 fine art prints (12"x12", heavy cardboard, stamped). 25,00 €
2. digital album + 6 fine art prints (12"x12", heavy cardboard, stamped). 18,00€
3. digital album. 8,80 €
digital / vinyl / fine art prints at bandcamp:
https://ant-zen.bandcamp.com/album/machiakarior please send us an email.
info@ant-zen.com
the moment of light is unrepeatable: with his second album, stefan alt pays
homage to life in the present moment, any moment, which by nature can never be
repeated. the same group of people may get together in the same place again,
but a particular previous gathering will never be replicated, and thus each
moment always remains a once-in-a-lifetime experience, one to be enjoyed and
cherished. this positivity is the overall theme: so embrace the machiakari, the
glow in the night, urban artificial light, the modern manifestation of light in
times of darkness.
'machiakari' works in the tradition of juxtaposing alluring atmospheres,
psychedelic appeal and even occasional melodies with washes of seemingly
freeform noise and challenging track structures. so join the ride, enter the
'time capsule' and let go of your standard perception of time. 'assault on
precinct 13' is indeed a cover version of (and adoring homage to) the famous
score title by john carpenter, the movie and its soundtrack itself being
classic examples of the avant-garde making a successful foray and leaving an
impact on popular culture. 'absorbed' and 'we never sleep' (referencing the
theme of light and the work of john carpenter again, respectively) feature
drums by experimental jazz musician gerwin eisenhauer, a contemporary of salt
in the city of regensburg, the result being dynamic and intoxicating halfstep
tunes with a lot of sonic grit, loaded with urban anxiety and confusion. when
you visit tokyo, you will most likely overlook the older quarter 'ueno':
outdated, sporting a visible patina, a flair of darkness and decay, fascinating
for its sluggishness. the three parts of 'yakushi-do' dive head-on into
japanese culture and mysticism, a path leading to purification of the mind,
delivered with an industrial attitude, moving from ritual to collage style.
'machiakari' follows the enthusiastically received 'invisible', with which it
shares not only it's concise 45 minute album format, but also it's artistic
reappraisal of visual phenomena and japanese culture. and yet, this sophomore
album is an entirely different entity, a focused and confident manifesto
shedding valuable light in the dark of night. the moment of light is unrepeatable
webpages:
salt:
www.facebook.com/stefan.alt ·
www.flickr.com/photos/salz ·
www.instagram.com/salzfabrikraubbau:
www.raubbau.org ·
www.facebook.com/raubbau.label ·
www.raubbau.bandcamp.comant-zen:
www.ant-zen.com ·
www.facebook.com/antzen.official ·
www.ant-zen.bandcamp.com
