News has come down that numün is releasing its third and latest album on Centripetal Force and the UK’s Where It’s At Is Where You Are (WIAIWYA). Titled Opening, the new release contains 8 songs of ambience and psychedelic pastoral soundscapes that draw as much on the krautrock of Popol Vuh and Harmonia as they do on the desert soundscapes of Bruce Langhorne. As reviewed in Complex Distractions, “Imagine if Ry Cooder, Brian Eno, and William Tyler all came together under East Coast stars and pressed upon the universe to give them a cosmic splash of inspiration."
Formed in 2019 by Joel Mellin, Christopher Romero (Gamelan Dharma Swara) and ambient country pioneer Bob Holmes (SUSS, Rubber Rodeo) numün meld and juxtapose an array of instrumentation: cumbuz (fretless Turkish 12-string banjo), gamelan (Balinese metallophones & gongs), piano, bass flute, violin, guitar, electronics, and synths. This release also sees numün expanding their trio line-up to include Victoria Lo Mellin (Dharma Swara) on flute and bass flute, as well as Willa Roberts (Black Sea Hotel) on violin and vocals.
The album is currently available for pre-order on vinyl and cassette, as well as digitally. In North and South America, please visit the Centripetal Force Bandcamp. For those in the UK and EU, visit the WIAIWYA Bandcamp.
Opening will be released in January of 2025
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