{"product_id":"nr-ma-shinkai","title":"NR\/MA - Shinkai","description":"Cat WTN66\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLabel: Where To Now?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat : Hand stickered \u0026amp; stamped LP with lyric insert.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 23rd April 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: IDM \/ Experimental\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Chavashila\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Hahakiji\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. O\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Il gardino dei numeri\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Yomi\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Quado\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. L'albero degli spilli\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Suiso\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFive years after the release of ‘Pressure Loss’ the modern master of electronic minimalism Nicola Ratti returns to Where To Now? in collaboration with Japanese MC ‘MA’, for a suite of submerged, outsider Trip-Hop.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Shinkai’ meets at the crossroads of the gloomy sonic snapshot world of Tricky, the South London DIY avant pop bloom of Curl\/Mica Levi, the outer fringes of Hip-Hop heralded by the Anticon crew, and the deep textured minimalism of Machinfabriek.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Shinkai’ heralds the first time Nicola Ratti has worked with a vocalist, and MA’s unique brand of ritualistic vocal methods and experimental approaches to intonation and inflexion only enhances Ratti’s otherworldly soundscapes. The depth of meaning behind MA’s lyrics further expands this sprawling sound world, revealing a twisted beauty, a deep insight into the melancholic world MA reflects upon within his abstract wordplay – on ‘Suiso’ MA laments above Ratti’s mourning electronics….\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“A ship with the wind in the sails erased a path to the skies.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGone forever,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn sandy finality, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA scene never to be repeated,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNever to be understood.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNever to hatch,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDreams of never continuing beyond the crossroads\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA painting dissipates as the allure runs dry\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWithout consulting the dusk, dawn never arrives. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAgonising over the silence brought on by a stumble,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAttacked from all angles until I find my ground once more.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat comes next does not matter - just as long as it comes. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA not-so-distant-future, born from certain uncertainty.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLet me face it with wavering reservations,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBury me in it\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy sins left unanswered \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCover the snow on which it falls.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn unthawing aquarium.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn unanswering aquarium.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHiding, evolving, recollecting, transferring, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA precarious contradiction befalls.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTimeframes cut, edited and replaced with resentment\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe ritual aesthetics of a secret ceremony.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe thoughts of once again, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFills me with dread and rage.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePainted in blood.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlas, it was fun...”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the surface this is an unlikely (yet inspired) collaboration – MA has been a part of the Tokyo Hip-Hop underground for many years, over which time he has stylistically leapt into noisier, more experimental territories. We have Rabih Beaini to thank for shining a light on MA’s talents, with the 2019 LP ‘AMA’ being released on Morphine records, and Beaini opening new doors for experimentation and collaboration.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Shinkai’ was composed and recorded between January and April 2020. The pair had met a couple of times in Japan first and then in Europe, undertaking a live collaborative experiment combining sounds and words that had not been designed to be performed together, ‘Shinkai’ reflects the fluidity of this encounter and is in essence a consequence of it.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRatti assigns the following poetic grounding to the intentions and thematic form of the album – “Shinkai means deep sea, a place most of us will never see except on the surface. The sea depths do not belong to us, they are not places for us, we do not know them and they disturb us, they are a material that we can look at without seeing. I have always thought that height, verticality in general, was not a familiar dimension except in relation to our physicality. The horizon reassures us, the depth disturbs us. The Italian language is written and read horizontally, from left to right, the Japanese language can be written vertically and read from right to left. Does the horizon still reassure us?”","brand":"Where To Now?","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39632294051996,"sku":"WTN66","price":15.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/2_3528a23e-d2b4-47c6-a3c5-867601753031.jpg?v=1618291776","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/nr-ma-shinkai","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}