Azure

Description

Ideologic Organ Music is pleased to announce the magnificent third album from the duo Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang. They return to the hypnotic music of unison in their most stripped-down recording since The Face of the Earth (2011). Featuring five new compositions, this remarkable collection of sounds draws from the traditions of Persian ghazal, Korean poetry, Dhrupad, Javanese music, free improvisation, and many others, culminating in a singular act of contemporary minimalism that unfolds glacially throughout the album's length. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang have maintained a strong presence in the context of American experimental music since their emergence in the mid-1990s. Jessika is an experimental vocalist and composer who has collaborated with Oren Ambarchi, Tashi Wada, Ave Tare, Alvin Lucier, Sarah Davachi, the Nist-Nah Ensemble, Sunn O)), and many others. Eyvind, a composer and multi-instrumentalist highly regarded for his unique approach to the viola and viola d'amore, has appeared on albums by Bill Frisell, Joe McPhee, Sun City Girls, Wayne Horvitz, Ike Mori, Laurie Anderson, Aki Onda, John Zorn, Blonde Redhead, William Hooker, Animal Collective, Lou Reed, Oren Ambarchi, and more. A striking testament to contemporary experimentalism and minimalism, Azure urges us to find a deeper rhythm, to move, to grow, and to shape our listening bodies toward each composition.