HARUKI
The Land That Lies Behind Us
HB12
Hibernate Recordings 2010
05 Tracks. 22mins01secs
HARUKI
Snowed In Food Shelter
KG008
Klanggold 2010
05 Tracks. 29mins10secs
The Land That Lies Behind Us
Boomkat: CD Norma Records: CD
Snowed In Food Shelter
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Haruki is the solo experimental project of Belgian musician and sound artist Boris Snauwaert. Already responsible for a handful of very limited releases on a variety of labels, Snauwaert released the rather superb To Humble A Nest on The Land Of last year, followed this year by two mini-albums, once again published in a very small run, one for UK imprint Hibernate, the other for Germany-based Klanggold, each taking a slightly different approach to Snauwaert’s granular organic electronic music.
Released earlier this year, The Land That Lies Behind Us comes as a 3†CD presented in a three-fold cover wrapped in a white envelop. Built from a wide array of sound sources, ranging from acoustic instruments to field recordings, some processed, others left in their natural state, the textured landscapes with which Snauwaert experiments are particularly evocative. Continue Reading »