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O Yuki Conjugate
Equator (2LP)
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British post-industrial / ambient group O Yuki Conjugate arrives on Aguire with a vinyl run of their previously CD only 1995 release Equator. Coming four years after their lauded Peyote release, the group split and reformed into their Mk II phase with the two original members Roger Horberry and Andrew Hulme, along with Malcolm McGeorge, Dan Mudford & Pete Woodhead (who later went on to form Sons Of Silence on Leaf Label).
Making use of the emergent technology of the early 90’s, Equator was one of the first albums to be mixed with digital equipment, weaving together a blend of studio, live and location recordings to create their own deeply immersive, enveloping soundscapes. Brooding atmospheres unfold underneath a wide range of ethnic percussion and deep, meditative basslines - existing in a unique cross-section of Hassell inspired 4th world mystery, Industrial landscapes and the rich middle-eastern projections pioneered by Muslimgauze.
It’s a deeply hypnotic work that joins the dots between the late 80’s industrial scene and the smoked-out chill out rooms of the 90’s, which should have received more attention at the time, were it not for the haphazard Staalplaat label who ensured O Yuki Conjugate remained a total obscurity in their home country. Now revisited, this expanded vinyl edition features an additional 30 minutes of material, together with new glorious artwork from artist and actor Frederick Schimmelschmidt.
Instrumentation
tongue drums, bass, thunderegg, voice, keyboards, samples, wireless, stratus, airtubes, skin, percussion, marimba, digital edits, dharbouka, roto-tom, sholak, finger cymbals, rain stick
Instrumentation
tongue drums, bass, thunderegg, voice, keyboards, samples, wireless, stratus, airtubes, skin, percussion, marimba, digital edits, dharbouka, roto-tom, sholak, finger cymbals, rain stick
Details
Cat. number: ZORN77
Year: 2021
Release notes
Edition of 500 copies on Smokey Clear vinyl. Recorded & mixed in London, Oct '92-Jun '94. Digital Editing, thanks to West One TV. A Final Image Nocturnal Broadcast. Instrumentation: tongue drums, bass, thunderegg, voice, keyboards, samples, wireless, stratus, airtubes, skin, percussion, marimba, digital edits, dharbouka, roto-tom, dholak, finger cymbals, rain stick. All tracks on side A and B plus track C1 originally released on [r125533] STCD 088 (1995)
Tracklist
| A1 | Insect-Talk | 6:41 | |
| A2 | Sunchemical | 6:01 | |
| A3 | Gathering Shadows | 5:08 | |
| A4 | Skinned | 3:04 | |
| B1 | Equation | 4:41 | |
| B2 | Shintone | 1:52 | |
| B3 | Mansoases | 5:14 | |
| B4 | Umbra | 2:40 | |
| B5 | False Prophet | 6:48 | |
| B6 | 200ft Vertical Wall | 1:06 | |
| C1 | Departure | 7:31 | |
| C2 | Slight Return | 2:48 | |
| C3 | Roseland | 8:55 | |
| D1 | False Prophet (Original) | 5:14 | |
| D2 | Equatorial | 4:25 | |
| D3 | Fleshtones | 4:05 | |
| D4 | Tegen Tonen | 2:12 | |
| D5 | A Gap Between Two Worlds | 3:44 |
Credits
- J. Higham
- Field Recording [Location Recordings - Morocco & Vietnam]
- P. Schütze
- Keyboards, Percussion, Producer
- AT
- Lacquer Cut By
- A. Harrison
- Other [Hal Manipulation]
- A. Hulme
- Performer, Photography By, Written-By [All Tracks By]
- D. Mudford
- Performer, Written-By [All Tracks By]
- M. McGeorge
- Performer, Written-By [All Tracks By]
- P.A. Woodhead
- Performer, Written-By [All Tracks By]
- R. Horberry
- Performer, Written-By [All Tracks By]
- O Yuki Conjugate
- Producer
- Pieter De Wagter
- Remastered By
- J.W. Gardiner
- Soprano Saxophone
