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Just Around The Corner

by Awkward Corners

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Just Around The Corner is the first single from the forthcoming LP “Dislocation Songs”​. All instruments on the track are played by multi-instrumentalist and percussionist Chris Menist, with the exception of the tablas, played here by Sarathy Korwar. The album originally started as a reaction to the UK post- Brexit vote and move towards isolation, but it also feels hugely relevant right now in the uncertain times we currently find ourselves in.

Just Around The Corner​ is an expanding and seductive excursion. A deep percussive groove with Sarathy Korwar’s tablas moving in and out of focus. A single repetitive tone hypnotises throughout, transporting the listener into less troubled worlds, whilst the sweet sounds of the Shahi Baaja wash over.

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 the​ ​Sweet Decay​ LP that came out on Finders Keepers’ Disposable Music​ in 2014, and in turn led to a limited tape release on Boomkat/Reel Torque of original compositions and re-edits of Thai 45s the same year.

Playing drums and percussion since he was a kid, Chris is the percussionist for ​The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band​. As well as co-founding record label ​Paradise Bangkok​ (and hosting a monthly ​NTS Radio​ show of the same name) Chris has curated compilations for labels such as ​Finders Keepers​, ​Soundway​ and ​Dust-To-Digital​. He has been featured on the Boiler Room, Vinyl Factory Collections, played at the ​Four Tet curated Nuits Sonores festival, and recently put together an edition of Volumes which featured unreleased Awkward Corners compositions.

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released April 24, 2020
Performed and Produced by Chris Menist. Featuring Performance by Sarathy Korwar

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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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