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Sublime Frequencies’ Mien Yao may be a work of preservation and posterity, education, or meditation. Its careful production allows for all of these things. Mien (Yao): Canon Singing in China, Vietnam, Laos Various Artists 16 April 2021 The field recordings that comprise a solid chunk of Sublime Frequencies‘ releases tend to be some of the label’s most intriguing works. Where their archival compilations tend to be full of rare, digestible pop tracks shot through with nostalgic vinyl crackles and cassette warps, the field recordings are crystal clear and totally transportive, including new release Mien (Yao): Canon Singing in China, Vietnam, Laos. Elevated to a sound quality level most ethnomusicologists only dream of, ....
Noel Gardner , February 8th, 2021 08:51 Noel Gardner s first New Weird Britain column for 2021 looks at what it means to be an international artist currently trapped in London/ Britain by the pandemic and what this means for their practice The world of early 2021 remains stiflingly, medievally small, most weeks in fact extending no further than the shops either side of my flat, and the “Britain” in which these places are supposedly situated becomes – again, measurable by the week – increasingly insular and hateful, be that by legislative means or shifts in the aggregate public mood. I take minor solace in writing this column, whose woolly boundaries ensure there are always more things to be bundled under its categorical tarpaulin. ....