Name: A Fossil Begins To Bray
Brand: Hiro Kone

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DAIS143lp-C2

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Colour

Pink

Colour details

Bubblegum pink vinyl.

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-11-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

758475506946

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / pink

DAIS143lp

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Black

Black vinyl.

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Extended format: No

758475506953

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Hiro Kone

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

Dais

Hiro Kone is an experimental electronic project hailing from the United States. It was initiated in 2011 by Nicky Mao, whose solo endeavor showcases a unique fusion of soundscapes and beats.
The name "Hiro Kone" derives from an Iroquois phrase meaning "I have spoken," reflecting the artist's intention to communicate through their music. Born in San Francisco, CA, Nicky Mao currently resides in New York, NY.
With influences ranging from Vatican Shadow to Demdike Stare, Hiro Kone's captivating compositions push boundaries and challenge conventional norms within the electronic music realm. This innovative approach has garnered them comparisons to artists such as Drew McDowall and Lakker.

In her most personally narrative work to date, A Fossil Begins To Bray is the follow up on Dais Records for NYC producer Hiro Kone, furthering the dialogue set forth on her 2018 release, Pure Expenditure. While the statements on Pure Expenditure rallied behind a point of dangerous excess and injustice, the material on A Fossil Begins To Bray embark upon a journey of discovery and self-analysis, proposing a potential reorientation towards absence in hopes of illuminating potential futures.

In Mao’s own words, “This album considers the power of absence as neither a lack or deficit, but as a quiet, indeterminable force to cultivate in this time of looming and unrelenting techno-fascism. It asks that we take pause to consider our learned languages and actualities and to better consider how desire shapes our recollections and interpretations of this ‘existence.’” This allegory is expertly applied to every song on A Fossil Begins To Bray. Mao has established a long history of employing absence in her productions to maximum effect. With a vast assortment of diverse elements at play, no single track ever feels overly convoluted and further illustrates Hiro Kone’s skillful attention to dynamic tension and flow. Tracks such as “Fabrication of Silence” and “Submerged Dragon” perfectly represent the power of absence, utilized in a matter to create unique amalgams of decisive, cinematic techno rhythms from the electronic void. As the melodic elements contained within A Fossil Begins To Bray begin to unravel and slowly take form, the unaware are rewarded with a driving yet tangible refrain that offers resolve in contrast to the dense, texture-laden backdrop that forms the album’s foundation. The first single, “Feed My Ancestors”, expands upon Hiro Kone’s signature take on electronic music structures. Seemingly free from the predictable contracts imposed by any one genre’s stereotypes, Hiro Kone throttles the foreboding bassline in favor of more calculated, abstract cut-ups that gracefully hold the track in place between hopeful utopia and something more ominous.

The production and detail found throughout the album shows Hiro Kone’s neverending development and dedication to principle. A Fossil Begins To Bray is a challenge to dust off the forgotten modes of existence, expel the accepted paradigms within modern subculture and utilize the absence left behind. Mixed and mastered by noted electronic producer Kris Lapke (Alberich) featuring artwork and packaging design by acclaimed visual artist Tauba Auerbach.

A Fossil Begins To Bray

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