Yoshihiro Hanno meets Mick Karn - Liquid Glass (2009) [FLAC]

Yoshihiro Hanno meets Mick Karn - Liquid Glass (2009) [FLAC]


Category Rock, New Age, Rock/Pop, Experimental Rock
Label Resurgent Music
Orig Year 2000
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 01, 2009
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Recording Time 47 minutes
Personnel Mick Karn - vocals, guitar, clarinet, bass clarinet, bass
Yoshihiro Hanno - guitar, keyboards, turntables, programming, samples
Mitsuru Watanabe - drums
Yosei Yamamoto - soprano saxophone


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Released on a few labels over a short period of time, Liquid Glass first appeared in 1998 on Flavor of Sound (Japan) and Medium Productions (U.K.). The album is the result of a collaboration between Mick Karn and Yoshihiro Hanno. If the British bassist's signature fretless sound dominates throughout, this is nonetheless the Japanese techno artist's project first and foremost. Hanno composed the pieces and programmed the tracks, and added keyboards, guitars, and samples. Then Karn put in his riffs and solos, played extra clarinet and bass clarinet, and recited a few words that were later embedded in the final mix. This ranks among Hanno's most mainstream releases (he would do much more avant-gardist music just a few months later, starting with April). Rhythms alternate between dreamy ambient techno and driving drum'n'bass. The fast-paced tracks remain tasteful, thanks to varied arrangements, a flair in keeping the mixes crystal-clear, and of course Karn's bass, seductive as ever. The softer numbers, such as "Seafall" and "Lunette," provide the best moments, simply because both artists benefit from having more room to stretch. Kosei Yamamoto adds a touch of soprano sax on these two titles, too. The album is tied up with a marine theme reflected in the track titles, but it hardly makes an impact on the music itself (with the exception of a fog horn in "Sail and Wind"). ~ François Couture

Liquid Glass', a collaborative work between Yoshihiro Hanno and Mick Karn, sees its UK release on the Medium label, having been released in Japan in early 1998. It was completed at the end of 1997 after an exchange of multitrack tapes between London and Osaka.

Recorded at Fukuda Studio, Osaka, Japan.

Personnel: Yoshihiro Hanno (guitar, keyboards, turntables, programming, samples); Mick Karn (vocals, guitar, clarinet, bass clarinet, bass); Yosei Yamamoto (soprano saxophone); Mitsuru Watanabe (drums).


Tracks:

1 Traveler's Diary
2 Seafall
3 Primitive Water
4 Boy With Wings
5 Dialogue I, II, III
6 Stereoscope
7 Lunette
8 Sail and Wind


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