Label: K-RAA-K

孤高のフィルムメーカーによる1st LP!! Feeding TubeとK-RAA-Kの共同リリース!!ベルギーのミュージシャン兼映画監督、20年近くに渡り実験音楽及び映画界隈で活躍し、現在までソニック・ユースやボルベトマグスといったグループのドキュメンタリーを撮影、またアヴァン・カセットレーベル"ダダイスト・テープス"を主宰し多くの音源を手掛けて来た重要人物Jef Mertens。シュルティボックスとギターを融合させた実験ラーガ作[No Mathematics]を入荷。荘厳でありながら力強く響き渡る持続音主体の内容であり、脈打つ図太いエレクトロニクスはまさにこの作家そのものを表現しているかの様。300部限定。







CIRCLING RAGAS OF RESOUNDING POWER FROM THE BEATING HEART OF BELGIAN DRONEVOLK

Now here’s some reflective austerity that knows how to cut deep - an entrancing trek through the vacillating borders of drone, noise and the titillating void between it all. Geel-based Jef Mertens has been researching, documenting and subtly exploring the experimental music scene in Belgium and beyond for the better part of two decades. As a filmmaker, he’s dug deep in the realm of Flemish primitive fringe (Dronevolk) and chronicled the makings of giants like Sonic Youth and Borbetomagus. After running the now-defunct free tape label Dadaist Tapes, Mertens comes with a release of his own: NO MATHEMATICS, the first record collab between KRAAK and Feeding Tube.

This entrancing debut sees shruti box and guitar conjoining to create circling ragas of solemn yet resounding force. Additional contributions from US composer and multi instrumentalist Nickolas Mohanna provide an orphic sheen to the whole, amplifying its psycho-sensorial energy through ringing zithers and pulsating electronics. In essence, NO MATHEMATICS fosters a portentousness that is tenuous and vibrant, completely in line with Mertens’ work so far and proving that the heart of Belgian dronevolk is alive and very much beating.