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01. JOASIHNO - A Lie
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02. JOASIHNO - Oh Boy
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03. JOASIHNO - Monja
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04. JOASIHNO - Some Light
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05. JOASIHNO - We Are Dreaming of the Dark
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06. JOASIHNO - Interlude
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07. JOASIHNO - Black Holes and White Noise
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08. JOASIHNO - Oceans
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09. JOASIHNO - Dream of a Disappearing Friend
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10. JOASIHNO - In Our House
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ARTIST
JOASIHNO
TITLE
A Lie
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
ALIEN TRANSISTOR
CATALOG #
N 033CD
N 033CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
6/25/2013
The rectangular fields surrounding, shaping, and defining the upper Bavarian village
Joasihno
call home turned out to be a significant influence and defining factor during the duo's recording sessions for their sophomore effort
A Lie
. Former sole mastermind
Christoph "Cico" Beck
(
Aloa Input
,
Ms. John Soda
) and his new bandmate
Nico Sierig
(
Missent To Denmark
) have referred to them before, and apparently these fields work pretty much like blank sheets -- just waiting to be filled with Joasihno's shapeshifting, rather circular, meandering, and free-floating tracks that are full of surprising little twists and turns. The opening track of Joasihno's second album feels a bit like a plane's smooth landing at sundown. The air is shimmering, and suddenly there's this new thirst for action upon touchdown. Further down those fields, they present a sound that seems to bolt and shoot off into the wind -- "Oh Boy!" -- but also staying true to its melancholy undercurrents reminiscent of the
Matt Marque
. Elsewhere, Joasihno even live up to Cico's last name when "Some Light" indeed sounds a bit like
Beck Hansen
trapped in the garden of intricate beats. Over the course of the LP, the duo weaves a vast array of influences ranging from world music to minimal and back -- Cico mentions
Reich
,
Glass
,
Ligeti
, and
Nancarrow
when asked about his key influences -- into an electro-acoustic tapestry of sound that includes hypnotic layers, surprising melodies almost reminiscent of
The Strokes
, and some fine home-made soundtrack material that would make any super-8 collection look even better. On this album sonic snapshots and moments hum like an old-school slide show -- in fact, you can almost feel the shimmering air against your skin.
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