Name: Chimet
Brand: Mining

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BAY128VX

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

Each Record is Packaged in a Unique, Digitally Printed Sleeve, Time-Stamped to Correspond to a Specific 20-Minute Segment of the Storm Sequence.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-01-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

843190012831

Total Cap

Black LPx2

BAY128CD

843190012824

Artist

Mining

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

The Leaf Label

Independent, UK-based record company.  Majority-owned and controlled by [a1167051].  Name variations as it appears on one or more releases:
- The Leaf Label Ltd

See also [l708357], mainly found on releases prior to the Company's incorporation in 2002.

Full legal entity name: The Leaf Label Limited
UK Company number: 04402147
Incorporated: 22 March 2002

Newest Listed Items

The debut release from Mining - a collective of sound designers, programmers, improvisational musicians, graphic designers and photographers.

In October 2017, ex-Hurricane Ophelia and Storm Brian hit the British Isles. These weather systems had formed separately over the Atlantic before moving north-east and converging. In addition to 100mph winds and widespread damage and disruption, the storms brought dust from the Sahara Desert that turned the skies orange over much of the UK. This otherworldly meteorological phenomenon serves as a fitting backdrop to Chimet. 

Chimet charts the progress of the two storms over the course of a week, utilising data from Chichester West Pole Beacon a weather station in the Solent which stands in some of the most treacherous waters in the UK. 

 The album was created using 2,016 sampled data streams, translating seven days of information into 67 minutes and 12 seconds of detailed and evolving music. With mother nature orchestrating the piece, she is joined by intuitive and powerful improvisations on piano, cello and synthesiser. The recording captures the sense of building expectation and tension, the dropping air pressure, the rising winds, the interlocking storm systems and the serene aftermath. The shifts are seamless, monumental and open to the elements. 

Chimet is a record to lose yourself in. Like the sea itself, it doesn’t give up its secrets easily. The listening experience seems to change depending on your state of mind, and resonates on a primal level which belies its data led compositional approach. For generations, artists and musicians have been drawn to the sea for their inspiration. That emotional response to the vastness of the ocean is a powerful force. While the origins of Chimet lie in the numbers, the resultant record sits proudly in that artistic tradition. Music to watch the horizon to.

For fans of&nbsp;Hildur Guðnadóttir, Laurel Halo, William Basinski, Craven Faults, Kali Malone, Alva Noto, Sarah Davachi, Murcof, GAS. 

Chimet

Music GB

Discover Chimet by Mining - a debut release from a collective of sound designers, musicians, and artists. This atmospheric album captures the power of storms and the serenity of their aftermath. Available in various formats from The Leaf Label.