Lines, by Akusmi

Lines

by Akusmi

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𝕋𝕨𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕝 Lovely, unwinding compositions that sway from jazz to classical, ambient and fourth world. It's definitely an album you need to spend some time with. Favorite track: Secant.

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Limited edition clear vinyl (500 copies only worldwide), printed in heavy-weight reverse board sleeve, and shipping in outer PVC protective sleeve with hand-numbered edition sticker.

This vinyl edition features 'Oblique', an exclusive on vinyl and bandcamp download and 'Longing for Tomorrow' – (Brandt Brauer Frick Remix), previously unreleased and now pressed on vinyl.

Featuring cover artwork by Dutch visual artist Sigrid Calon. Art direction and design by Adam Heron

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1.	Secant 06:49	buy track
2.	Oblique I 05:30	buy track
3.	Oblique II 03:18	buy track
4.	Parallel 04:03	buy track
5.	Tangent 02:42	buy track
6.	Oblique — Exclusive on Vinyl 08:49
7.	Longing for Tomorrow (Brandt Brauer Frick Remix) — Exclusive — Previously Unreleased on Vinyl 06:20	buy track

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"Lines was born from the desire to take where I’ve left it with 'Fleeting Future' and go a bit more horizontal and ambient. Work with layers of lines, whether they be dotted or straight, and leave them to unfold and see where they would take me." — Akusmi

“ ‘Secant’, I must have listened to this tune 3 times in a row, this one soundtracked my night drive through the winding roads” – Benji B, BBC Radio 1

London based composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Akusmi announces ‘Lines’, an exhilarating new collection of works born from the desire to take where the acclaimed debut album ‘Fleeting Future’ left off — in search of a new forms.

Formed with a sense of urgency and a reductive approach ‘Lines’ is almost entirely comprised of alto saxophone, clarinet and piano with embellishments of ambience and minimal percussive elements. Recorded in full at his home studio in London, Pascal Bideau speaks about the process:

“I wanted to go a bit more a bit more horizontal and ambient, work with layers of lines, might they be dotted or straight, and leave them to unfold and see where they would take me.”

‘Secant’ is the electrifying and cinematic opener, emerging with the main motif deriving from the recording sessions of ‘Fleeting Future’. It’s distinct sound echoes New York, a homage in part to the works of Steve Reich and inspired also by train travels across the English countryside. Rhythmical looping pianos unite with shifting strings that build to a symphony of hypnotic rich layers, towards a euphoric and filmic climax.

‘Oblique’ on the other hand is otherworldly and hopeful, a breathtaking musical meeting between Jazz and Ambient minimalist music. Rich layered saxophones sound a patterned melody, meshed with dotted piano, swirling electronics and percussive hits, before deep diving into shimmering ambient tones echoing like summer rainfall against windows. Akusmi uniquely finds the spaces in between experimental, crossover classical and ambient music.

‘Parallel’ is the ambient companion to the acclaimed title debut album track ‘Fleeting Future’, featuring a stripped back chord progression constructed with less order and written render.

‘Tangent’ is a pointillist piece that stemmed from a session with friend and collaborator Daniel Brandt. Cyclical guitars loop ebb and flow reminiscent of Manuel Göttsching.

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released October 6, 2023

All tracks composed and produced by Akusmi

Recorded by Pascal Bideau in Bonang Studio in London

Mixed by Pascal Bideau in Bonang Studio in London
Mastered by Zino Mikorey in Berlin
Vinyl cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle Mastering in Berlin

Akusmi - alto sax, piano, clarinet, electronics, synths, percussions

Cover Artwork by Sigrid Calon
Art direction and design by Adam Heron

© + ℗ 2023 Tonal Union.
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Akusmi London, UK

Akusmi is the new project moniker of French-born, London based composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Pascal Bideau, who signs to the new Tonal Union imprint for the release of his album ‘Fleeting Future.’

With its hallucinatory, genre-defying blend of minimalism, cosmic jazz and Fourth World influences, and in its quest for optimism in the face of unknown and limitless possibility. ... more

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