Krakatoa, by Fahmi Mursyid

Krakatoa

by Fahmi Mursyid

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1.	Rakata 05:29	buy track
2.	Lang 04:58	buy track
3.	Verlaten 04:25	buy track
4.	Danan 07:25	buy track
5.	Siliwangi 07:22	buy track

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Fahmi Mursyid's music ekes out an existence somewhere between the natural and the artificial. On his newest release, a work that distinctly references the Krakatoa archipelago of volcanic islands, Fahmi expertly pairs the organic with the synthetic, sine waves rippling and mimicking the waves of the ocean, each echoing the other.

Much like the islands referenced, the songs reshape and attempt to rebuild after disruption and disturbance. Loops advance and reorganize after damage and strain, losing little momentum. Some islands end up more damaged than others - "Rakata" is especially fractured, dissonant, and distressed, while "Verlaten" is generally languid, subjected to only mild and infrequent interruptions.

By combining acoustic instrumentation found in world music with granular and modular synthesis, Fahmi effectively builds a world colliding with itself. Luckily, he sticks around to document the aftermath.

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released July 19, 2019

Music by Fahmi Mursyid
Art by David Frazier
Design by Benjamin Van Howe

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