Elysian Fields - KXCI 91.3 FM
I don't understand how an album like this can fly under the radar so easily. It is a testament to what well executed improvision can yield.
Favorite track: Nosommar.
Free improvisation of ambient textures made by two old acquaintances from the creative and experimental music scene of the Basque Country.
Jon Imbernon is the guitarist of Gangrened, finnish doom / sludge / psych band with whom he crafts their particular brand of heaviness. He also participates in Xedh / Imbernon, a duo that delves deeper into the possibilities of the conversation between electronic music and electric guitar, and has formed part in noise rock groups such as Ximel.
Mikel Vega is a musician with years of experience on the Basque Country underground music circuit, as his work with bands Killerkume, Orbain Unit, Conteiner or Loan show. Vega also works as a solo artist influenced by free improvisation, drone metal, jazz or certain aspects of contemporary composition.
Eolian Dawn is made up of six slow, dark and minimalist pieces such as “Nosommar” or “World is Run By Mass Persuasion”, where the interaction between the guitars creates a static and aggressive tension at the same time, leading to the violent closing of “Social Media Hacked Your Mind But That's A Difficult Thing For You To Comprehend”.
Improvisación libre de textura ambient hecha por dos viejos conocidos de la escena de música creativa y experimental del País Vasco.
Jon Imbernon es el guitarra de Gangrened, banda finlandesa de doom / sludge / psych con la que da forma a su particular definición de sonar heavy. Además participa en Xedh / Imbernon, dúo que ahonda mas profundamente en las posibilidades de la conversación entre la guitarra eléctrica y la electrónica, y ha formado parte en grupos de noise rock como Ximel.
Mikel Vega es un músico con años de experiencia en el circuito underground vasco, tal y como demuestra su trabajo con bandas como Killerkume, Orbain Unit, Conteiner o Loan, así como sus recientes incursiones en solitario, donde se nutre de elementos de la improvisación libre, el drone metal, el jazz o algunas propuestas de composición contemporánea.
Eolian Dawn está conformado por seis piezas pausadas, oscuras y minimalistas como “Nosommar” o “World is Run By Mass Persuasion”, donde la interacción entre las guitarras crea una tensión estática y agresiva a la vez, desembocando en el cierre violento de “Social Media Hacked Your Mind But That's A Difficult Thing For You To Comprehend”
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released May 20, 2022
“Anyone who has experienced the music business from the musician´s point of view is bound to be cynical about music and often, in fact, about everything”. Derek Bailey.
Recorded on August 2021 in Kokkola, Finland.
Recorded and mixed by Olli Wikstrom (Qstaw).
Mastered by Miguel Souto.
Jon Imbernon: guitar & effects.
Mikel Vega: guitar & effects.
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