0 / 剣片喰 by W.ANNA.W
W.ANNA.W has had an impressive 2023, releasing a solo project on Tokyo's Mizuha and a collaborative EP with Quit Life on Soul Feeder.
Her POSTWORLD debut is arguably her most experimental output yet. On the first track, 0, W.ANNA.W masterfully manipulates a noise recording of a car engine, showing a calm curiosity by pulling out layers of intriguing and eerie textures from this most mundane of sound sources.
But this is just a prelude. The second track's title, 剣片喰 (Kenkatabami), is based on the sword, an image that represents the shape of W.ANNA.W's family crest. Traversing ideas of personal history and tradition, W.ANNA.W incorporates taiko drums and koto to express a martial spirit, arranging these alongside a range of microsounds into a dramatic shapeshifting piece that at times brings to mind the organic thump of gorge.
This fascinating two-tracker is accompanied by a newly commissioned artwork by Morgan Patimo.
Tracklist
| 1. | 0 | 5:06 |
| 2. | 剣片喰 (Kenkatabami) | 6:47 |
Credits
Mastering: personalbrand
Cover art: Morgan Patimo (IG: @morganpatimo)
