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Dislocation Songs

by Awkward Corners

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‘With an exquisite vinyl library and expert lug’oles it would be impossible for Chris Menist’s music to take a wrong turn, but ever the trailblazer Dislocation Songs traverses an entirely new map altogether’ Andy Votel, Finders Keepers

‘Loving the otherworldly moodiness and minimalist abstract percussive beats. Drum Machines, Moog, Congas and Tabla... what else do you need?’ Nick Woodmansey, Emanative

‘Brings to mind ecstatic devotional music from the Middle East with hints of Charles Cohen and gamelan’ Pete On The Corner, On The Corner Records

'Been enjoying this immensely..subtly powerful music for troubled times...' Nick Luscombe,BBC Radio 3 Late Junction

Early support from Gilles Peterson, BBC 6Music, Worldwide FM

Dislocation Songs​ was recorded over the past 3 years – on and off – in ​Chris Menist​ AKA Awkward Corners’ home studio. It started as a reaction to the UK post-2016’s Brexit vote and an emotional response to the negative direction the country is taking with regards to immigration, politics and social priorities. The record shifts between optimism and resignation. The recording process offered emotional catharsis, and a space to summarise feelings that can be hard to put into words. The record is a collection of textures, rhythms and tones touching on downtempo beats, devotional music and electronic sounds. Music you can even meditate to. Chris is joined for three tracks by ​Sarathy Korwar​, who plays tablas in this setting.

Intriguing opener​ Drawing A Blank​ ​features a minimal, distorted rhythm around which filtered Balafons & Illimbas work. ​Straight Ahead​ e​mploys a unique swinging rhythm composed of a single repetitive tone. Dream-like soloing synth lines float over Chris’s conga percussion. ​I’ll Do It Tomorrow​ ​is one of Dislocation Songs​ standouts: a beautiful composition of both organic conga and percussion sounds and electronic synth lines. Dub effects punctuate throughout.

Just Around The Corner​ g​ets its groove on with Sarathy Korwar’s tablas taking centre stage alongside the exquisite sounding Shahi Baaja. A single repetitive tone is again employed to hypnotic effect.​ J​ohn Dillinger’s Death Mask Parts 1 and 2​ concludes the LP in epic style with 10 experimental minutes of delayed, flanged and distorted beats, tones, tablas and Shahi Baaja - a dark meditation on governmental failure and obfuscation.

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released May 22, 2020

Written, Produced and Performed by Chris Menist

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Awkward Corners London, UK

Awkward Corners is Chris Menist, a musician, DJ and writer. It started life as a small project in Islamabad, where Chris was living at the time. Initial recordings were made with local musicians in Pakistan and then subsequently in Thailand. This culminated in​ ​Sweet Decay​ that came out on Finders Keepers’ Disposable Music​ in 2014, and led to a limited tape release on Boomkat/Reel Torque. ... more

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