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KÖök: Imber, Wiltshire
ByBut, of course he has no idea.
Neither do Norwegian guitarists Stian Larsen and Jørn Erik Ahlsen, the protagonists from the electronics duo KÖök. Their improvised performance Imber, Wiltshire explores the abandoned city in the UK through dream-filled drones and haunting vacuity. The story of Imber dates back to 1943, when the citizens evacuated their homes and businesses after the British announced the town would be used for combat training. Although the city was never used for training, its citizens never returned.
Their "soundtrack" to this unmade city is a dark ambient travelogue through the whispered sounds of a ghost town. Bassist Guro Skumsnes Moe and drummer Erik Knedal Andersen guest on three tracks. Barely a whisper, then the metallic singe of circuits and vibrations of metal strings. Larsen and Ahlsen's guitars feign a field recording. One that is not apparent from a fly-over. These are the micro-sounds of the uninhabited. The roar that can only be heard by the rodent and bird inhabitants of Imber.
Track Listing
Slumber Court; Evacuate; Monolith; St. giles; Bell Inn; Albert; Imber Dock.
Personnel
Jørn Erik Ahlsen: guitar; electronics; Stian Larsen: guitar, electronics; Guro Skumsnes Moe: double bass (2,5); Dag Erik Knedal Andersen: drums (2,5)
Album information
Title: Imber, Wiltshire | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Va Fongool
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