056X 'Zither Deluxe', by Hantu

056X 'Zither Deluxe'

by Hantu

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Tony Evans this is stunning

TheSlowMusicMovement Much more than your average deluxe edition, the new LP for Nice Music from ethnomusicologist Hantu is a less abrasive reworking of her original material; distortion giving way to zen like calm with far flung, ancient, ceremonial percussive revivalism anchoring 20th century spiritual jazz vibes that have finally made sense of this era's anthropocene tainted, post truth murk.

A well deserved Tip of the Day on the TSMM Blog.

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	2.	Interlude I 02:14
	3.	#shattered 05:43
	4.	Interlude II 01:20
	5.	Catatonic Scale 04:55
	6.	Self Help 03:13
	7.	Aesthetic Love Theme 05:18

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Following high praise for her debut release on NM in 2022, a stack of live performances with an ever evolving cast of players and a collaborative release with Simon J Karis, Isobel D'Cruz makes her next move as Hantu - 'Zither Deluxe'.

Puzzlingly uncategorisable, 'Zither Deluxe' is nothing short of a post-minimalist masterpiece. A meticulous capture of the Hantu ensemble in peak form, recorded in two continuous takes over a single day by Patrick Telfer (Helen Svoboda, Isolation Improvisation Collective, Our Carlson, et al). Influences from avant-garde and jazz forms pulse confidently through Hantu’s selected instrumentation, expertly subverting "world music" clichés in its simultaneous celebration and evasion of D'Cruz's “Asianness”.

Ecstatically revising material from Hantu's original 'Zither EP', the quintet of Genevieve Fry (harp), Tom Flenady (double bass), Rama Parwata (gamelan percussion), Zach Schneider (guitar, synths) and D'Cruz (flute, zither) effortlessly flourish these motifs into another world entirely. The paranoia and crunch of the source material seems to have calcified to dust, blown gently across the forlorn flats and starry expanse this quintet quietly plays to.

Hints of ECM-style bass vs synth interplay, restless percussion, tactile harp cycles and gestural guitars fabricate a psychic resting place, mournfully caressing D'Cruz's cloud of recognisable flute and zither clusters. Confident, embellished flute work throughout 'Zither Deluxe' gleams brightly in particular - symbolic of D'Cruz's developing ideas and identity, both as a band leader and startlingly resourceful composer.

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released October 12, 2023

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Nice Music 2023
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