Moshang - Further East (2010)

Artist: Moshang
Title Of Album: Further East
Year Of Release: 26 November, 2010
Genre: Downtempo, Lounge
Label: Lemongrass
Catalog #: LGM 068-4
Quality: 320Kbps
Tracks: 12
Time: 46:44 min
Size: 108 MB


Tracklist:

01. Ego & I
02. Pagoda
03. Recurring Dream
04. Inbetween
05. A Chance Meeting
06. Inscribed In Jade
07. Stone Bell
08. To A Friend Bound West
09. Weeping Willow
10. Pure Amber
11. At The Skys End
12. A Farewell In The Evening Rain

MoShangs latest full-length release finds the Taiwan-based producer back in the sonic terrain he first explored on “Made In Taiwan” (2004), and delved deeper into on “Chill Dynasty” (2006), the free “Asian Variations” (2007) remix album, and the “Stone Bell” EP (2008). He has since perfected his unique marriage of laid-back beats and cutting edge electronica with traditional Chinese instruments and found-sounds gathered in his Oriental environment. “Further East” provides abundant evidence that the South African expatriate sound jeweler is now completely at home both in Asia and in his distinct sound, by turn hypnotic and dreamy, whimsical with a touch of melancholy, playful and uplifting, and always harmonious.

Still, discerning listeners may be be wondering what it is that makes this album unique, what sets this offering apart from whats come before – in short, whats new? In the case of “Further East”, the opposite question gets one far closer to a satisfactory answer.

Whats old? For starters, theres the gem of a recording that forms the backbone of “Weeping Willow” (track 9) captured on an Edison cylinder in 1902. Though the recording medium shows its age, the singers voice still rings true over the 108 years that separate us from her, filling us with an inexplicable longing undiminished by time. And thats barely scratching the surface in terms of age, for the true crown jewels of “Further East” are far older still.

Much of the lyrical content found on the album are public domain recordings of poetry from the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD). Speaking to us as they have done to countless scholars over the course of more than a millennium are the voices of the masters Li Bai, Du Fu, Li Qi and Chang Jian. First, discard any notion you may have of medieval poetry in the European tradition. These are not heroic epic poems or tragic legends declaimed pompously to a crowd. The truth is noting short of revelation, for here we have one soul speaking to another, describing the minutiae of everyday life, making small observations that are dropped like stones in the lake of time with the ripples reaching us on the far shore. And so they have become immortal in their clarity and beauty.




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Источник:Relax Music