"'Unspoken Words' by Hior Chronik is music for late night car rides and in its own beauty it is definitely a part of my soundtrack for this year autumn and dark winter times." - Hauschka.
On any changeless morning, so many pieces of the forming day look the same. There's no less beauty, without the dew-heavy air, or the sun burning through a bedroom window, deeply yellow, and warming a home.
These times remain the same, but it's in the memories, the moments that happened at these times that we remember. 'Unspoken Words', the new album on mü-nest from Greek artist Hior Chronik, denotes a gentle poise from these touchstones, and in so many generous expressions, communicates a work that is both memorable and soulful. Eliciting the contribution of an extensive assemblage of musicians such as Roger Doering (of Dictaphone), Takeshi Nishimoto (of I’m Not A Gun), Zinovia (of Pill-Oh), Natalie Tba Beridze, Akira Kosemura (Schole label), Nao Pon (Dynamophone Recordings label), and El fog (Flau label), their contributions only further accentuate and give warmth to their surroundings, through exceptional arrangement, and open-hearted composition.
New ideas flourish in a fresh surrounding, given the patience and attention to extend. With a memory and future that is both melancholy and ebullient, the pathways are leading in many directions, and each moment holds that which won't be forgotten, but can be cherished, explored, and inspiring.
– Will Long (Celer) –
デリケートなエレクトロニカ作品で定評のあるマレーシアのmü-nestから、ギリシャの新鋭ヒオール・クロニックによる、秋から冬にかけてのこの季節にこそ聴きたい、美しくメランコリックなアンビエンス・エレクトロニカ・アルバムが登場!HauschkaやNils Frahmなどが賞賛を送り、Akira Kosemura、El Fog、Takeshi Nishimoto(I'm Not A Gun)他、旬のアーティストがゲスト参加した注目作。上述アーティストのファンはもちろん、北欧のアンビエントものや、ヘリオスが好きな方などにも大推薦!!
アーティスト・プロフィール:1974年アテネ出身。ジャズFMのラジオ・プロデューサーとして働きはじめ、コラムニストとして様々な音楽雑誌に寄稿するようになる。7年前から音楽制作をはじめ、現在は、ピアノを基調にしたミニマル・アンビエント作品を制作、映画やドキュメンタリー作品のミュージック・スコアのプロデューサーでもある。2010年にEnregistrements Variables Labelから、デビュー作“i'm a tree”をリリース。100枚限定CD-Rでのリリースながら、ポストロック~アンビエントなどの米最大級のウェブジン、The Silent Balletなどでも絶賛された。本作は2作目となるフル・アルバム。
credits
released November 16, 2011
All songs written by Hior Chronik, except Track 7 "Call" written by Takeshi Nishimoto, Roger Doering and Hior Chronik.
Track 1 / Clarinet by Roger Doering
Track 2 / Clarinet & Sax by Roger Doering ; Piano by Zinovia Arvanitidi
Track 5 / Lyrics & Vocals by Natalie Tba Beridze
Track 6 / Piano by Akira Kosemura
Track 7 / Electric Guitar by Takeshi Nishimoto ; Clarinet by Roger Doering
Track 8 / Vocals by Nao Pon
Track 12 / Vibraphone by El Fog
Produced by Hior Chronik
Recorded between Athens and Berlin
Mastered by Naph
Cover Photo by Jürgen Heckel (sogar@monohr.com)
Design by mondii
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