Root by Kymatiko
Kymatiko: wave-like
Kymatiko is the musical moniker of New York City based artist/composer Daniel Hill. After eight years of focusing on meditative, minimal soundscapes, Root finds Hill returning to more traditional instrumentation and structure. While still retaining the modal structure of a drone, with its earthy dub bass, gamelan-inspired guitar, warm analog textures, floating arabesques, misty fields, popping arpeggios, and occasional field recordings, Root creates a sonic architecture of drifting atmosphere helmed by the heartbeat of a steady chthonic thrum. This midtempo drone-inspired music is meant to be functional music, that is, to be used to assist in accessing optimal cognitive states supporting some other activity, while simultaneously rewarding attentive listening. It is sonic architecture for the flow state mind to inhabit. Each piece is compositionally rooted in a lower beats per minute providing ideal sonic support for a host of immersive activities. Put it on while doing yoga, walking, thinking, climbing, writing, drawing, cooking, talking, eating, or lay down with a pair of headphones for a deep listening experience.
Tracklist
| 1. | Root | 11:43 |
| 2. | Pan | 3:08 |
| 3. | Merge 3 | 10:54 |
| 4. | Emerge 6 | 7:10 |
| 5. | Attending 3 | 8:48 |
| 6. | Illusory Bodies 2 | 8:26 |
| 7. | Attending To | 7:40 |
| 8. | Root 2 | 7:59 |
| 9. | Field Formation in B | 8:26 |
Credits
All tracks composed, performed, recorded, produced, and mixed by Daniel Hill, 2016-2024. Recorded in Long Island City, NY and Lagonisi, Greece. Cover art by Daniel Hill. Graphic design by Angie Drakopoulos. Mastering by Matt Hawkins. A huge thank you to Elmo Mecsko and Angie Drakopoulos for the many deep listenings and for putting a fire under me to finally release this! Special thanks to the maestro Steve Roach for advice and encouragement.
EchoSonic Records, 2025, all rights reserved.
Instruments: Fender Jazz bass, Paul Reed Smith parlor acoustic, Nord, Arturia, and Yamaha synthesizers, Fender parlor acoustic, Hamer solid body electric, Gretsch Tennessean, Yahmaha 3/4 acoustic, doumbek, frame drum, mixing board, sonic treatments. Field recordings in Pan: thunderstorm off Lake Erie, recorded in Westlake, Ohio, approxiamtely 2010 and Root 2: cicadas recorded in Lagonisi and Paros, Greece- both recorded by Daniel Hill.
License
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Kymatiko (wave-like) is the luminous, layered, sonic terrain of Daniel Hill- exploring modular synthesis, decaying loops, rhythmic minimalism, field recordings, and immersive environments via a sonic map for forgotten realms. Influences: Brian Eno, Jon Hassell, Steve Roach, Pauline Olivieros, John Cage, Indonesian Gamelan, Tibetan Buddhist chant, nature.