Mind over MIDI - I
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I Sit

I Sit (from I)

The single "Up To The Sun Shall Go Your Heartache" announces Kim Myhr’s upcoming album “Sympathetic Magic”, August 19th. Sympathetic Magic is an ecstatic, delirious, and deeply touching piece of music; a towering new work in Kim Myhr’s increasingly substantial output as an artist and composer.

"Up To The Sun Shall Go Your Heartache, which is a line taken from an ancient Indian healing ritual, is a dream of utopian positivity and ecstatic collectivity."
-Kim Myhr

Kim Myhr: electric 6- and 12-string guitars, organ, bass,
synthesizers, voice, drum machine and compositions
Hans Hulbækmo: drum set, percussion
Michaela Antalová: drum set, percussion
Ingar Zach: gran cassa, timpani, percussion, vibrating speakers
Adrian Myhr: bass, additional electric 6- and 12-string
electric guitars
Anja Lauvdal: additional organ and synthesizers
Håvard Volden: additional 6- and 12-string electric guitars
David Stackenäs: additional 6- and 12-string electric guitars

Mixed by Kyrre Laastad at Øra Studio Trondheim, September-October 2021
Mastered by Doug Henderson at micro-moose-berlin, December 2021
Cover photo: Cleo Wächter/Tebbe Schöningh
Cover design: Aslak Gurholt (Yokoland)

Up To The Sun Shall Go Your Heartache

Kim Myhr: "Up To The Sun Shall Go Your Heartache" from upcoming "Sympathetic Magic"

“Gifting Senselessly In Endless Lavishness” is the second single out from Kim Myhr’s upcoming album “Sympathetic Magic”, an ecstatic, delirious, and deeply touching piece of music; a towering new work in Kim Myhr’s increasingly substantial output as an artist and composer. 

“Gifting Senselessly In Endless Lavishness” is a title taken from a book by Bojana Kunst. The music is very generous, almost indulgent. The first thing I wrote on the piece was the organ intro, I wanted to make something ecstatic and soulful, and the rest of the song flowed naturally into different sections. Working with an RnB drum beat like that was a first for me. It’s a very grounded quality that gives a good contrast to the undulating waves of 12-string guitar harmonics.” - Kim Myhr

Gifting Senselessly In Endless Lavishness

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Kim Myhr: "Gifting Senselessly In Endless Lavishness" from upcoming "Sympathetic Magic"

Fossil Hunting Collective is musician and sound artist Jamie Jones, from Guelph in Canada who has been active under this artist name since 2019. He has previously released music on labels such as Ambientologist, ROHS, Polar Seas and Rusted Tone Recordings across this project name and as (ph)authers (alongside Hymns57) and Still Harbours (with Brad Deschamps). Followers of our discography may also recall 2020’s contribution to our Home Diaries series, entitled ‘Aperture’. 

‘Cyanotype’ was made primarily, via the beautiful surprises thrown out of various guitar pedals along with re-amped loops played back through old cassette recorders. Whilst virtual plugins are also used throughout the process, Jones places an emphasis on the physical too, with his small body acoustic guitar strung with nylons, a Jazzmaster guitar, a baritone ukulele and reel to reel tape. The sound is a heady blend of melancholy, nostalgic and life-affirming movements, using droning texture, tape decay and loosely performed instrumentation to tell dreamy stories.

The theme for this album was born out of the emotions that Jones pours into his music, as he contemplates the day-to-day struggles of his daughter Hunter, who has been Type 1 Diabetic for the last two years of their life. This autoimmune disease can be life-threatening if not managed correctly and around 95% of Jones’ headspace is occupied with worry, as follows strict procedures to count carbohydrates, weigh out food and monitor blood sugar metrics to ensure that his daughter does not become hypoglycaemic, which could lead to a coma. Controlling this disease is a full-time job and one which Jones carries the weight of at all times. The worry, care and withered energy levels mean that these emotions surface their way into the music, when he sits down in his studio late at night.

The album is a homage to what Hunter must go through each day of their life, living with Type 1 Diabetes.  No child or parent should have to go through this. No child should need to understand how it all works, but they are forced to wonder ‘why me’.  On top of the weight of the emotional trauma, there is a physical trauma that comes with being injected with devices and life-saving medication numerous times a day, until a cure can be found. Jones and his family are keen to remind themselves when they can, that the disease does not define the being, and they still celebrate all the positive splendour life can offer. These tracks are an emotional journey of the day-to-day; there is the good and the bad, days of hope and wonder, days of melancholy and sadness.  Above all, they are not alone in this fight, and they all work together as a unit, protecting their family bond fiercely, like bees.

At an age of around 18 months, Hunter adopted the nickname ‘B’, after being so enthralled with their bee costume for Halloween that they continued to wear on many occasions afterwards. The track titles for this album are all influenced by bee related terminology but also, in some cases there are double meanings, such as ‘Apiary’ (meaning home), ‘Castes’ (members of the family) ‘Mellitus Propolis’ combines Mellitus (Latin for sweet)) used in describing Diabetes Mellitus and Propolis (the resin that bees use to hold hives together).

The album package makes use of the artist’s wife Richelle Forsey, who is a visual artist. Richelle often employs a process using the energy of the sun (ultra violet) to expose a camera-less image on paper coated with iron salts. This is called a cyanotype and the paper undergoes a chemical reaction which fixes the image, thus creating an imprinted monochrome ‘blueprint’.

Cyanotype

wlr121 Fossil Hunting Collective - Cyanotypes

An excerpt from a recent studio improvisation session... OP-1, Microcosm, Norns/Grid (mlre & compass), Organelle, Mood, Plaits swells, all mixed into the 1010 Bluebox, and recorded live into Ableton... .

I hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening!!!

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Autumn Droning Pt.2//Live Improvisation 10/15/22

4. PROSPERITY - DECLINATION

There is a Buddhist term called "無常". It means impermanence, that things change and never stay the same, that life and death are always changing. For example, many of us Japanese who value Buddhism find more beauty in the fading of cherry blossoms than in their full bloom. Because we see the transience of things there, we naturally feel the need to cherish the finite nature of life.
The words "無常 - impermanence" or "諸行無常 - the impermanence of all things" have been frequently used in much Japanese literature since ancient times.

Flowers and trees that sprout in the spring will eventually wither and return to the earth. We must respect and follow such an unchangeable fate, which is inherent in nature, in order to gain guidance for life.

In this work, the sound fades away unnoticed, and in the end only traces of its former existence remain. Here I wanted to express the "aesthetics of transience.

Produced by Hidekazu Imashige
Cover Art by Hidekazu Imashige

Transition 4

Pre-order: 12th May 2023
Release date: 23th May 2023
Format: CD, Digital

"Tender" is an album created using a different approach than my previous works, such as "Dusk to Dawn", "Sui" and "Kotoba". It was created by endlessly carving up various samples, reconstructing them, and reducing the number of sounds as much as possible.

From the finished songs, I felt a tenderness that I had never experienced before. I hope this soundscape will transport you to a place of tenderness.



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Their Prayer

Music - Matthew Barlow 
Mastered - Erik Maluchnik 
Photo - Matthew Barlow

Sound Meditations

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Our Ancestors Are Like Trees That We Sow In Soil From The Sea

HUBRO is a record label dedicated to releasing music from the vital Norwegian jazz and improvised music scene. We cherish the album as a physical object.

Distribution:
Musikkoperatørene (Norway)
Proper Note (UK)
Forced Exposure (USA & Canada)
Outhere (France)
Recordisc (Greece)
Broken Silence (GSA / BeNeLux)
Bomba Records (Japan)

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