Neo Archē『PEARLS』

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Neo Archē『PEARLS』

2023年4月4日発売
1.Pearls 02:37
2.Amber Variations 08:19
3.The Fire Inside 06:50
4.Wild Honey 08:25
5.Where the Sylphs Play 07:39
6.Hyenas 03:31
7.Cani 06:20
8.The Stuff of Dreams 08:05
9.Pearls II 01:59
Fabio Rambelli (shō, uchim
ono, and saxophone)
Rory Lindsay (gaku-biwa and effects)
With Lish Lindsey (ryūteki),Nobuo Nishimura (trumpet and effects),Andrea Raos (lyrics, voice, and electric bass), Takashi Seo (contrabass and percussion), and Ryan Song (cello).
Recorded 2020–2022 in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, New York, Rome, Sapporo, and Tokyo
Mixed by Rory Lindsay at King Druma’s Cellars, Santa Barbara
Mastered by Chris Kung at João Carvalho Mastering, Toronto
Produced by Fabio Rambelli and Rory Lindsay

Cover art by Roberto Pagnani (Arboreal Skin 2020, Flora Fragmenta 2020, Fluxus a 2021)

Cover design by Gert Rude Music

A special thanks to Rent Romus of Edgetone Records, Lish Lindsey, Thollem McDonas, Nobuo Nishimura, Roberto Pagnani, Andrea Raos, Takashi Seo, Ryan Song, Dina, Avery, and Ellen.

Neo Archē explores new possibilities for ancient Japanese instruments only used in Gagaku ceremonial music (the shō mouth organ, the gaku-biwa lute, and the uchimono percussion set). We use the tuning, some melodic segments, and the modes of classical Gagaku, which often date back to almost a millennium, but with a contemporary sensibility, and a large part of our music is improvised. In Pearls they continue these experiments in improvised world/ambient music, this time with the contribution of guest artists (musicians, a poet, and a painter) from the US, Japan, and Italy. The result oscillates between free jazz and contemporary classical music, with touches of progressive rock.