KRISTIAN, DAVID & RYOSUKE AOIKE — Ghost Stories
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"Der kanadische Künstler David Kristian hat in der Electronica-Szene einen ausgesprochen guten Namen, nicht zuletzt seine Remixes für Coldcut und Worm Interface unterstreichen dies. Seit einiger Zeit fokussiert sich David Kristian vornehmlich auf Soundtracks, was sich auf seinem neuen Album "Ghost Storeys" eindrucksvoll niederschlägt. So ist in 13 Parts ein hypnotisch in sich gekehrter Sound am Werk, dem man sich nicht entziehen kann. Wie die Klänge dann im Zusammenspiel mit Bilder wirken zeigt die beigefügte DVD. Der japanische Manga-Starzeichner Ryosuke Aoike zaubert zu den Klängen eine futuristische Welt, in der der architektonische Raum die Menschen seltsam zu beeinflussen scheint. Visuell ist das so beeindruckend wie etwa der aktuelle Spielfilm "Renaissance" oder die Bilderwelten von "Blade Runner" gemischt mit den Visionen eines H.R.Gigers."
People who like unsettling & hyper-dark drone-scapes with extreme tension will love this. Very hypnotic & reduced, with some unexpected outbursts, a journey through darkest fields... on the DVD there are accompanying pictures of the japanese Manga-painter RYOSUKE AOIKE, that fit perfectly to these dark aural visions...
" ‘Last studio’ album from prolific and highly revered Canadian electronic music composer, David Kristian, collaborating here with Ryosuke Aoike, Japan’s much vaunted Manga animator responsible for creating Catman and Perestroika, on five films based on Japanese ghost stories. The music itself veers through those spaces where appropriately drifting penumbral shimmers wrap themselves around distant knocks, crashes and taps like ectoplasm manifesting into menacing forms. While shades of Lustmord or the moodier textures behind Thomas Koner’s arctic explorations instantly leap out as reference points, we mustn’t lose sight of Kristian’s intentions here or, indeed, the fact that he conducts them perfectly. As a starting point to his newfound direction as a soundtrack composer, these thirteen compositions represent nothing but a mission firmly accomplished.
Aoike’s five silent shorts, working themselves through gloomy hues, never overstated abstractions, neatly hewn graphics and sequences often as haunting or evocative as the music itself are a sheer pleasure to watch despite what generally appear to be rather simple premises. If, like myself, you’ve not seen any Manga films in a long time, these may well just convince you that the time to redress the balance is way overdue." [RJ, Adverse Effect]
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People who like unsettling & hyper-dark drone-scapes with extreme tension will love this. Very hypnotic & reduced, with some unexpected outbursts, a journey through darkest fields... on the DVD there are accompanying pictures of the japanese Manga-painter RYOSUKE AOIKE, that fit perfectly to these dark aural visions...
" ‘Last studio’ album from prolific and highly revered Canadian electronic music composer, David Kristian, collaborating here with Ryosuke Aoike, Japan’s much vaunted Manga animator responsible for creating Catman and Perestroika, on five films based on Japanese ghost stories. The music itself veers through those spaces where appropriately drifting penumbral shimmers wrap themselves around distant knocks, crashes and taps like ectoplasm manifesting into menacing forms. While shades of Lustmord or the moodier textures behind Thomas Koner’s arctic explorations instantly leap out as reference points, we mustn’t lose sight of Kristian’s intentions here or, indeed, the fact that he conducts them perfectly. As a starting point to his newfound direction as a soundtrack composer, these thirteen compositions represent nothing but a mission firmly accomplished.
Aoike’s five silent shorts, working themselves through gloomy hues, never overstated abstractions, neatly hewn graphics and sequences often as haunting or evocative as the music itself are a sheer pleasure to watch despite what generally appear to be rather simple premises. If, like myself, you’ve not seen any Manga films in a long time, these may well just convince you that the time to redress the balance is way overdue." [RJ, Adverse Effect]
www.cocosolidcity.com