Kumea / Lauri Wuolio

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Halo Handpan

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"... a tranquil and immersive listening experience which transcends boundaries." - Folk Radio UK

Real Music for Unreal Times by Kumea Sound is the second album by the Finnish sound artist Lauri Wuolio. Kumea Sound’s self-titled debut album (2013) was also structured around the instrument named handpan, or cupola.

On the new album all post-production processes are stripped away and a sense of deep passion and commitment to his instrument is transmitted from Wuolio’s playing. "I wanted the album to reveal something instead of trying to hide mistakes", Wuolio says. "Apart from mixing, nothing was changed or added after the recordings."

Even the haunting reverb was created and captured live in the studio with a complex setup of speaker arrays and experimental 360 degree microphones. The reverb itself was sampled in the historical Russian monastery of Solovetsky.

The recording of an instrument that has an exceptionally rich sound has turned out to be quite a challenge. Real Music for Unreal Times may so far be the most ambitious attempt to capture the full sound spectrum of the young instrument in all its history.

Real Music for Unreal times is a meditative counteraction to the experience of soullessness. Simultaneously timeless and contemporary, this acoustic percussion work reminds us of how rich and complex music may derive from a simple starting point.

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The album is available at Bandcamp (CD, LP, DL) and iTunes:

https://kumea.bandcamp.com/album/real-music-for-unreal-times
https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/real-music-for-unreal-times/id971658417?uo=4

Kumea Sound - Real Music for Unreal Times

Handpans!

AsaChan Chandhra

Free Integral Hang PANArt by Hang Session
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Hang Session 1

A track from Kumea Street Record 6 "Ruins".

Kumea Street Records are handcrafted unofficial CD-R releases that are produced in extremely small batches. They are often improvised and acoustic by nature. Street Records are available only in live situations — digital download versions or a back catalogue do not exist. The albums are packed in a simple yet beautiful, manually folded origami cover.

Empty Lion (from "Ruins" SR0006)

Dont mind the odd time changes and sad attempt at harmonic isolation. enjoy :)

ChanDhra improv

interlace patterns

Versión de "Hasta la raíz" de Natalia Lafourcade
Grabado en Namasté Estudio Tucumán en exteriores

Hasta La Raiz -Natalia Lafourcade  | Versión La Vero Paz y Cachin Selis

"... a tranquil and immersive listening experience which transcends boundaries." - Folk Radio UK

Real Music for Unreal Times by Kumea Sound is the second album by the Finnish sound artist Lauri Wuolio. Kumea Sound’s self-titled debut album (2013) was also structured around the instrument named handpan, or cupola.

On the new album all post-production processes are stripped away and a sense of deep passion and commitment to his instrument is transmitted from Wuolio’s playing. "I wanted the album to reveal something instead of trying to hide mistakes", Wuolio says. "Apart from mixing, nothing was changed or added after the recordings."

Even the haunting reverb was created and captured live in the studio with a complex setup of speaker arrays and experimental 360 degree microphones. The reverb itself was sampled in the historical Russian monastery of Solovetsky.

The recording of an instrument that has an exceptionally rich sound has turned out to be quite a challenge. Real Music for Unreal Times may so far be the most ambitious attempt to capture the full sound spectrum of the young instrument in all its history.

Real Music for Unreal times is a meditative counteraction to the experience of soullessness. Simultaneously timeless and contemporary, this acoustic percussion work reminds us of how rich and complex music may derive from a simple starting point.

--

The album is available at Bandcamp (CD, LP, DL) and iTunes:

https://kumea.bandcamp.com/album/real-music-for-unreal-times
https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/real-music-for-unreal-times/id971658417?uo=4

Stranded Variation

Everything Is An Exception

Video for 'Shelter' is up here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKK_Jfti7-8

'Heartland' comes out April 6th:
http://civilmusic.com/releases/dylan-stark-heartland-lp

Shelter

www.palomanegra.fr
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Chant : Barbara Letoqueux
Guitare : Victor Reny
Contrebasse ; Pascal Gaillard
Percussion : Julien Legallet

Una Manana [Cafe Tacvba] - Mexicano

Collab I did with @Feverkin in my finals days couch surfing Atlanta.

Thanks for listening!

Feverkin & Koresma - Folds

Combining their unique sounds Flako and Brokenchord managed to create a true spiritual and aural symbiosis. "Come Back As A Flower" unfolds positive and yet melancholic vibrations, while keeping your head moving back and forth. Artwork crafted by Guillaume Bonte.

Free Download

Flako & Brokenchord - Come Back As A Flower (Free Download)

Dj Shock con falsa alarma,artes,jompy,tote,nach,isaac y zeni

Produced by Ben Leinbach feat/ Genevieve Walker on violin & Sabrina Marcantonio on vocals. Recorded in California USA (2012)

JWB | GOVINDA JAYA JAYA (Fly Away) | Produced by Ben Leinbach

Grateful for my friends and the spirit of discovery :) I am looking forward to shaping this into a full composition soon! 

John David Eriksen on cello and Ivor Sparks on flute

GG Halo improv with dear friends on Cello and flute

Hello Seahorse! - Que Nadie Sepa mi Sufrir

Electronic producer Flako resides in London and has previously called Berlin and Chile home, but the lead track from his forthcoming Eclosure 12″ sounds as if it emerged from across the pond– specifically, from the burbling wonkiness of Los Angeles’ Flying Lotus-fronted Brainfeeder beat crew. Oftentimes, the sound that comes from Brainfeeder artists can resemble something of a locked groove, but “Honey Drips” opens up beautifully, dissolving into a soup of keyboard runs and tangled vocals. The Eclosure 12″ is out November 5 via Five Easy Pieces. (Pitchfork)

 www.five-easy-pieces.com

www.kwatro.info

Eclosure

Honey Drips

an improvisation in the studio with two borrowed Handpan's
Very grateful to my friend Daniel Reis for having made ​​this moment happen.

Halo "Equinox" / Panart 1gen / Disco Armónico

uma improvisação em estúdio com dois instrumentos emprestados.
Muito grato ao meu amigo Daniel Reis por ter realizado este momento acontecer

Kabeção - Oldnew

Track from Kumea Street Record 4 (Darjeeling/Tie/Kara), recorded on April 9th 2013.

09 Tie III

Kabeção - Khayalan (solo)

Kabeção - Bali Dream

This is the title track off my first studio album "Dark Water" recorded in march of 2012, with a handful of dear friends and freshly released today :) The album is epic, symphonic, world-fusion classically new age restorative soundscape goodness. It features a wide range of instrumentation from guitar, piano, violin, cello, to glass bottles, Hang, Gongs, and singing bowls. Check it out here, if you like it please spread the word and share the love :) 

http://peterlevitov.bandcamp.com/album/dark-water

Dark Water

Drum and bell music from Finland, by Lauri Wuolio.