The Lisu

Description

A key figure in the Discrepant collective, Laurent Jeanneau, aka sound collector Laurent Jeanneau, returns two years after "Tanzania II" with this 2.0 version of his famous mixtape "The Lisu", released in 2014. Based on musical recordings made on location with Lisu communities in China and Thailand, this mix reveals Gong as a true DJ, reducing electronic treatment to the bare essentials to reinterpret different stories, places, and eras within a mesmerizing continuum. A respectful and deeply vibrant evocation of the richness and diversity of Lisu music, from ceremonial vocal incantations to the sound of the chibeu (stringed instrument) broadcast in situ by street loudspeakers, and moments of pure poetry, "The Lisu" radiates with grace, attesting to the wonder and knowledge of one of this century's most insightful and thoughtful sound explorers.