GONGS by KINK GONG / DISCREPANT 2014

LP by DISCREPANT UK 2014
LP is sold out

For Gongs, Laurent returns to his soundscape approach not seen since the Xinjiang LP (2011) and develops his unique re-versions around the extensive Gong recordings he made on location in the remote regions of Cambodia & Laos.

Over the years Jeanneau has become an expert of Gong orchestras of South East Asia, releasing in 2014 a double LP highlighting the different tonalities and resonances inherent to this kind of animistic ceremonies of the Asian Sub Continent (Gongs of Cambodia, Kink Gong recs, 2014). The compositions on this LP deform, re-assemble and distort said recordings.
They contain unedited acoustic recordings, computer modified parts, sound collages and acoustic recordings of people and instruments.

All tracks were recorded on location and re-arranged by Laurent Jeanneau in Dali, Paris & Berlin.
released October 13, 2014

Vinyl pressing to 500 copies at Optimal.
Mastered & Cut at Dubplate @ Mastering by Rashad Becker

A SIDE

BRAO Kanying in Attapeu LAOS 3 nipple gongs + 3 pairs of cymbals - electronic - KHMU woman s voice + collage of 3 KHMU voices + khene (Lao mouthorgan) in Udom Xai LAOS - BRAO Lun Champasak LAOS 5 gongs / BRAO Kavet in Ratanakiri CAMBODIA 5 nipple gongs + electronically transformed gongs & drum + PHNONG in Mondolkiri CAMBODIA 6 flat gongs + electronically transformed gongs & drum + PHNONG woman s voice / JUNGLE in Ratanakiri CAMBODIA

B SIDE

transformed TIBETAN bowl in Chengdu CHINA / transformed gongs in Paris + heart beats - transformed gu qin (7 stringed chinese zither) in Guizhou CHINA / electronic gongs + NYAHEUN in Champasak LAOS 3 nipple gongs + BRAO in Ratanakiri CAMBODIA man s voice


The compositions contain a mix of unedited acoustic recordings with computer modified parts
Gongs ensemble recorded on location in Cambodia and Laos, re-interpreted by Laurent Jeanneau

Under the name KINK GONG you find 2 activities, the 1st one is to record ethnic minority music mostly in south-east Asia, the 2nd is to transform, collage, recompose the original recordings into experimental soundscapes.

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