Zoon van snooK - Separacion

Separacion

Zoon van snooK

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CD Album 10 tracks £7.50 Out of stock
12" Vinyl Album 10 tracks £18.00
Download Album (MP3) 10 tracks £7.99
Download Album (WAV) 10 tracks £7.99
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Description

Zoon van snooK - Separacion

‘Se•pa•ra•ción’ is the third album from Bristolian (by way of Barcelona) producer, Foregoing his usual experimental trickery, the album sees snooK strip it right back to 10 tracks of solo piano. What Zoon retains within his modus operandi, is the technique of building each song around the melody, rhythm or soundscape of far-flung field recordings.

Deft, yet weighty, piano progressions lilt, twist and crescendo through nostalgia and defiance, set amid the texture of beguiling field recordings taken of Southern and Central America in 2018. Whether it be a Peruvian quena played in the Andes, a Mayan flute with mesmerising natural reverb bouncing around the pyramids in Mexico; or a vocal story from within the Brazilian favelas, this is a truly remarkable collection.

snooK explains the thinking behind the record:

"The writing of the album – each song being based around differing ideas of separation – was informed by the previous two years of my life, where hitherto I had been living in Catalunya – a region beset with the overhanging phantom of independence and the perceived fine line of nationalism, which unavoidably arises as a by-product of these sentiments. All of this set against the unmentionable ‘B’ word back in the UK, unfolding like a soiled sleeping bag that was bestowed but never requested.

These sociopolitical situations also seemed to backdrop a number of personal setbacks over this period, each galvanising a sense of isolation and the overall theme of separation. Whether it be the break down of a relationship; detachment; isolation; or the death of a parent, these periods in our lives that test us and lay us low can provide the background hum that, though at times seems deafening and unmanageable, can provide the underlying base note from which to create harmony.

Having spent a year in the Middle East – where I also travelled the region meeting musicians (that’s for a future project…) – I left in order to travel around South and Central America, taking field recordings as I went, which I knew would form the backbone of a new record that I would write upon my return to the UK.
I wanted to strip everything back with this record and focus solely on the one instrument; there’s something utterly mesmeric and trance-inducing about sitting on your own, with just the resonance and overtones of a grand piano for company.”

Reviews

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨. - The Wire

𝘼 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮, 𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡. - Electronic Sound

...𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖, 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙕𝙤𝙤𝙣’𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠. - Ransom Note

𝘼𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡. 𝟵 / 𝟭𝟬 - Backseat Mafia

...𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙕𝙤𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙-𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 - 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. (𝙁𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨.) 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝. - Vehlinggo

𝙄'𝙢 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙄'𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙋 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙨
'𝙎𝙚•𝙥𝙖•𝙧𝙖•𝙘𝙞𝙤́𝙣' 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨. - Last Day Deaf

...𝙖 𝙝𝙮𝙥𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢. - Eufonic Festival

𝘽𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚, 𝙕𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙣𝙤𝙤𝙆 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 ~ 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩. - A Closer Listen

Tracklisting

CD Album (LO164CD)
  1. The Coral & The Hummingbird
  2. Zocalo
  3. Madre
  4. Rocinha
  5. Lago
  6. Subachoque
  7. Selva
  8. Cusco
  9. Dead Woman's Pass
  10. Teotihuacan
12" Vinyl Album (LO164LP)
  1. The Coral & The Hummingbird
  2. Zocalo
  3. Madre
  4. Rocinha
  5. Lago
  6. Subachoque
  7. Selva
  8. Cusco
  9. Dead Woman's Pass
  10. Teotihuacan
Download Album (LO164DA)
  1. The Coral & The Hummingbird
  2. Zocalo
  3. Madre
  4. Rocinha
  5. Lago
  6. Subachoque
  7. Selva
  8. Cusco
  9. Dead Woman's Pass
  10. Teotihuacan