{"product_id":"viul-benoit-pioulard-konec","title":"Viul \u0026 Benoît Pioulard - Konec","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 2LP, Gatefold, Transparent Vinyl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: ASIPV035\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 03 Sep 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Ambient\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 - Tress\u003cbr\u003e A2 - Returning Clear Voice\u003cbr\u003e A3 - Stair\u003cbr\u003e B1 - A Real Place\u003cbr\u003e B2 - Construction Worker Smoke Cycle\u003cbr\u003e B3 - French Funeral\u003cbr\u003e C1 - Dearth Of Raveling\u003cbr\u003e C2 - Catalune\u003cbr\u003e C3 - Flaxen\u003cbr\u003e D1 - Canon\u003cbr\u003e D2 - Performance\u003cbr\u003e D3 - A Real Place [Coda]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLongtime friends and frequent collaborators Luke Entelis (Viul) and Thomas Meluch (Benoît Pioulard) combine their enchanting textures reflecting on a time spent in lockdown, for A Strangely Isolated Place.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Konec\" is Czech for \"end,\" and a nod to the uncertainty of Luke and Thomas’ home city of New York amidst the pandemic. Birthed from Luke’s short synth sketches, the two friends further collaborated in isolation to create a series of strangely beautiful interludes - a sense of vitality breaking through the immediate surrounding dread.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Whilst many of the tracks expand far beyond what a short interlude may dictate, Konec builds on this concept through some of the most thought-provoking loops the pair have created over their many combined years producing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With an immediate arresting aesthetic, grounded in saturation, decay, and distortion, tracks such as ‘Returning Clear Voice’ or ‘Flaxen’ reflect some of the duo’s more textured work - a hazy mist of life unknown in a city’s uncharted times. Konec’s storyful and engrossing moments come with a confident posture, such as the unforgettable bellowing of ‘Catalune’ or ‘Construction Worker Smoke Cycle’ or the swirling, haunting, ‘Canon’.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The variation in minutia, samples and instrumentation throughout the album cannot be understated amongst its hazy aesthetic and ominous poignancy. It’s one thing to notice the details, but another to unstick the melodies from the closing credits of a dystopian city’s downfall, from the forefront of your mind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri and featuring original artwork by Liz Harris, Konec is available on limited gatefold transparent 2LP + digital.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A Strangely Isolated Place","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41848862179484,"sku":"ASIPV035","price":40.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/ASIPV035.jpg?v=1660647942","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/viul-benoit-pioulard-konec","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}