Name: No5
Brand: Christina Vantzou

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

KRANK235

Colour

Black

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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 US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Revol­ver

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

796441823512

Total Cap

1 / Black / LP

Artist

Christina Vantzou

Genre US

Modern Composition

Label US

Kranky

Christina Vantzou is an American artist, musician, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, she has made a name for herself with her unique blend of ambient music and visual art. With a background in film studies and visual arts, Christina brings a multidisciplinary approach to her work.
Her compositions are characterized by their ethereal and atmospheric soundscapes, often incorporating orchestral elements and minimalist aesthetics. Drawing inspiration from nature and the human experience, Christina's music creates an immersive sonic journey that resonates with listeners on a deep emotional level.
In addition to her solo work, Christina has collaborated with various artists across different mediums including dance performances and installations. Her captivating live performances have garnered critical acclaim worldwide. With several albums under her belt, Christina continues to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories.

Kranky is an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke, Kranky has been a prominent force in the music industry since its inception. With a focus on the alternative and experimental genres, Kranky has released numerous groundbreaking albums over the years.

Known for their unique sound and innovative approach to music production, *Kranky* has become synonymous with quality and creativity. The label's publishing credits typically go to Kranky, Ltd., further solidifying their reputation as a trusted name in the industry.

With a catalog spanning from the 1990s to the 2000s, *Kranky* has consistently showcased talented artists who push boundaries and challenge conventions. Their commitment to supporting independent musicians sets them apart from other labels, making them a go-to destination for fans of cutting-edge music.

While on the island of Syros in the Aegean Sea for a film festival performance, Christina Vantzou experienced what she characterized as “a moment of focus”—a specific vision for the sprawl of raw recordings she’d been amassing for her fifth album. Upon relocating to the Cycladic island of Ano Koufonisi, she situated herself outside at a patio table with a laptop and headphones, taking brief breaks to swim, and began the “reductive process” of shaving and shaping the source material into uneasy but lyrical movements, alternately austere and adorned with strange inflections: glottal groaning, cavernous water, glittering eddies of modular synth, languorous silences. Mixing the pieces herself without outsourcing to an engineer compounded the intimacy and autobiographical dimension of the music; she refers to Nº5 as “almost like a first album.” Drawing on sessions staged in February 2020, Vantzou’s editing instincts emphasize process and isolation, spotlighting resonance and restraint, liquidity and long tails. Fleeting configurations of piano, wind, strings, synthetics, and field recordings, these are spaces as much as compositions, surreal grottos of shifting light, suffused with a sense of invisible divinity. Although seventeen musicians appear on the record, the proceedings feel minimalist and malleable, sculpted from interstitial moments and oblique synchronicities. The definition of a composer as “one who joins things” is here both plumbed and proven; Vantzou describes Nº5 as “a letting go,” a place of “soft borders,” unfixed and undefinable.

Music US

Discover No5 by Christina Vantzou. LP format available. Raw recordings shaped into surreal compositions, minimalist and malleable. Label: Kranky.