Part of Spring Snow - Vinyl and Digital release by Mirae Arts,
a DIY music label based in the suburban bowels of Northern California with focus on experimental genres of electronic music (may 2022)
A compilation of eight artists from different cultures and musical backgrounds who were asked to freely reflect on the word, nostalgia.
The word derives from the Greek nostos (homecoming) and algos (pain), which are reflected on both sides of the record.
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Spring Snow LP (very limited number) on demand by direct message.
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Please visit Mirae Arts bandcamp to listen to the entire project.
miraearts.bandcamp.com/album/spring-snow
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Li Yilei's SHI, meaning 'time' in Japanese, sets the stage with its free-form synth notes and traverse rhythms. The listener is then presented with a memory of an orchestra, conducted by Lucy Liyou, leading to euphoric moments from Sawako and Gonima.
The latter half explores the melancholic and sometimes painful side of nostalgia and youth. Forest Management opens the journey with a late-night rumination, which seems to loop endlessly. Jiyoung Wi, from South Korea, reflects on her birth and upbringing, and leverages her own voice to narrate the story.
Things take a deeper turn with Gaël Segalen's The Bed of Wewa, which paints a rougher picture with its noisy soundscapes, pounding synth notes, and synthetic voices. The trip concludes with Evicshen's rumbling and noisy track, titled Inguinal.
released May 27, 2022
* Artwork by @steffvt
* Mastered and cut by Frédéric Alstadt
* Printed on reverse cardboard
* PR - @good.child.pr