Label: Moving Furniture Records - MFR034

Kukuruku Recordingsの初期から紹介をしている、自作システムでピュアなアコースティック持続音を奏でるギリシャの音楽家Tasos Stamou。3年振りとなるCDアルバム[Koura]。徹底した持続音の追求は本作でも続いていて、一曲目は[Zither Drone]、二曲目は[Chord Organ Drone]というストレート過ぎるネーミングも印象的。音の質感、運び方共に完成度がかなり上がっています。A5サイズの見開きパッケージ。



Edition of 200 in A5 artwork.

Track 1: Multitrack recording of sustained tones using a ‘Jubel Töne’ zither and additional live electronic effect processing.
Track 2: Multitrack recording of sustained tones using a ‘Hohner Organetta’ chord organ and additional live electronic effect processing.

Both tracks are part of a composition series based on sustained, multilayered recordings of solo acoustic instruments.
The instruments have been performed with extended techniques and additional live electronic “extensions” (looping feedbacks & down-sampling, pitch shifting, reverberation and oscillators).

‘Koura’ is a traditional sheep shearing ceremonial custom, still performed in rural Crete. Every June, local farmers invite a group of close friends and relatives to join this full-day annual festivity dedicated to the sheep.
A major feast in late evening finalizes a hard day of commune work.