Label: Ninja TuneRelease Date: 11th September Big year for electronic music's masters as Bonobo presents another offering of his globally sourced soft electronic grooves with a keen cast of contributors Joy Crookes, Ichiko Aoba, Nilüfer Yanya, Arooj Aftab, Nicole Miglis (Hundred Waters) and Aanya Martin. Bonobo, AKA Simon Green, returns with his new album Distance in Static — evoking fragmentsof memory and meaning echoed across more than two decades at the forefront of electronic music.The acclaimed British musician, producer and DJ — known for his richly textured, globallyinfluenced sound palette — continues his long-standing tradition of inspired collaborations,featuring Joy Crookes, Ichiko Aoba, Nilüfer Yanya, Arooj Aftab, Nicole Miglis (HundredWaters) and Aanya Martin. Lyrics appear in English, Urdu and Japanese, while historic Iraniansamples and guzheng recordings sit alongside Green’s own meticulously processedinstrumentation, woven together across recording sessions spanning LA, Tokyo, London andbeyond with a significant portion of the record completed at Neil Young’s legendary BrokenArrow Ranch in California. It’s a record that represents the culmination of over 25 years as anartist and DJ. A reminder, if ever one was needed, of Bonobo’s enduring influence — newly felt bya generation rediscovering ’90s genres through a contemporary lens. That duality — introspectivecomposer and club-focused selector — sits at the heart of a body of work full of depth, detail andemotion: both beautiful and driving; as ambitious and forward-thinking as ever. A1. DawnA2. CyclesA3. Fire on the Water (feat. Arooj Aftab)A4. DriftB1. Talk to Me (feat. Nicole Miglis)B2. UncasuallyB3. Always on Your Side (feat. JoyCrookes)B4. Youth’s Fountain (feat. NilüferYanya)C1. ShokoufehC2. Can’t You See (feat. Aanya Martin)C3. ID700D1. Me and YouD2. Equinoctial (feat. Ichiko Aoba)D3. Mercury (feat. Kanako Yamamoto)
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