Name: Black Sea (2022 Reissue)
Brand: Fennesz

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TO76V

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5050580784130

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Total Cap

10" / 2 / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Fennesz

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Touch

Christian Fennesz, born in Vienna, Austria in 1962, is a renowned musician and artist. He began his career as the singer, guitarist, and songwriter for Maische, an influential band that emerged from the vibrant viennese underground scene of the late eighties.
Fennesz's unique musical style combines elements of ambient music with experimental soundscapes. His innovative use of digital technology and guitar manipulation has earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated following.
With numerous solo albums and collaborations under his belt, Fennesz continues to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories. His mesmerizing compositions captivate listeners with their intricate layers of texture and emotion. Experience the captivating world of Fennesz's music today.

Touch is a UK label that was founded in 1982. They have a diverse range of sub labels such as Touch Tone, T33, and Spire, which are reflected in the catalogue numbers of their releases. It's important to note that Ash International, OR, The Tapeworm, and others are not sub labels of Touch but rather administered by the organization with their own stand-alone identity. Additionally, TouchRadio is not a label but a streaming platform.

Black Sea, was his 4th album, and is on a 2x10" vinyl repress. Beginning with some of Fennesz' trademark neo-industrial gurgles, it folds in bits of guitar and strings rather beautifully, creating a cluster of sound that trembles, seeming to wait for something. And that something moves in gradually in the form of a massive cloud of distortion, a fine white mist of harmonics mixed with a dark undercurrent of rumbling bass. The tension between these elements is so well balanced, each individual element remaining in the mix even as the sound field becomes impossibly dense, that it's no surprise that it takes a while to get it just right. His lush and luminant compositions are anything but sterile computer experiments. They resemble sensitive, telescopic recordings of rainforest insect life or natural atmospheric occurrences, an inherent naturalism permeating each piece.

" Fennesz uses guitar and computer to create shimmering, swirling electronic sound of enormous range and complex musicality. "Imagine the electric guitar severed from cliche and all of its physical limitations, shaping a bold new musical language." - (City Newspaper, USA). 

Black Sea (2022 Reissue)

Music GB