Label: Aguirre Records – ZORN77 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Clear Smokey Country: Belgium Released: 27 Aug 2021 Genre: Electronic Style: Tribal, Ambient
British post-industrial / ambient group O Yuki Conjugate arrives on Aguirre Records with a vinyl run of their previously CD only 1995 release Equator. Coming four years after their lauded Peyote LP, the group split and reformed into their Mk II phase with the two original members Roger Horberry and Andrew Hulme, along with Malcolm McGeorge, Dan Mudford & Pete.Woodhead (who later went onto form Sons Of Silence on Leaf Label). Making use of the emergent technology of the early 90’s, Equator was one of albums to be mixed with digital equipment, weaving together a blend of studio, live and location recordings to create their own deeply immersive, enveloping soundscapes. Brooding atmospheres unfold underneath a wide range of ethnic percussion and deep, meditative basslines - existing in a unique cross-section of Hassell inspired 4th world mystery, Industrial landscapes and the rich middle-eastern projections pioneered by Muslimgauze. It’s a deeply hypnotic work that joins the dots between the late 80’s industrial scene and the smoked-out chill out rooms of the 90’s, which should have received more attention at the time, were it not for catastrophic Staalplaat label who managed to hire a UK publicist but failed to arrange for domestic distribution, ensuring O Yuki Conjugate remained a total obscurity in their home country. Now revisited, this expanded vinyl edition features an additional 30 minutes of previously unheard material, together with new artwork from previous collaborator Frederick Schimmelschmidt..MIND MELTER!!!! (mint / new)
