Cairn, by Lex (de Kalhex)

Cairn

by Lex (de Kalhex)

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Michael Mueller This album is a like a warm bath, containing fragrant oils and rose-petals, in a space that overlooks a truly magnificent view.

In other words, not at all original but crafted to the highest possible standard, and offering an experience that envelopes and soothes.

This is about as good as electronic production can sound, with softly-pulsing rhythms, deft instrumentation and subtle flourishes that evolve each track.

This is companion music for life's journey. Favorite track: Flying Frames.

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• Handnumbered and signed on the back
• Coming with a unique collage on front made from the original design
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• 135mm Gatefold CD version w/ double sided OBI
• Includes extended liner notes by FK & Poster by Alex Besikian
• Contains 2 bonus tracks featuring Inner Science & Masanori Nozawa

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1.	Flying Frames 03:23 video
2.	5:00 AM 02:58
3.	Layered Land 02:36
4.	Say To You 03:16
5.	Still Way 03:36
6.	Distant Present 03:24 video
7.	Rain Forest 03:03
8.	Radiance 03:09
9.	梅雨 Tsuyu 02:51
10.	Passage feat. Inner Science - CD Bonus Track 03:38	info
11.	Radiance (Masanori Nozawa Remix) - CD Bonus Track 06:34	info

about

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"Lex (de Kalhex)'s new album realized the ideal of sampling
art with densely constructed grooves from the gems that has
been buried deeply in the crates.
The unleashed groove from his inner universe to the outer
space bounces beyond any genre of music, keeping the spirit
of Hip Hop. This masterpiece will be a cairn for all the artists."

— Kousuke Awane (sonimage-Lab, inc / Seeds And Ground)

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I conceive each album as a continuation of the previous one, but also as an incentive to break with it.

So far, each release was based on a journey I made and the inspiration and feelings it sparked within me. Each time I visit a new country — in case of « Cairn » it was my trip to Scandinavia — I dig for records and discover new landscapes with unique colors. All of this helps me to picture the music I’m looking for.

Usually it starts with an analog photograph I take of that place. In succession to that I create sound that could tell my story of this picture. To me, the record cover is as important as the music. It doesn’t have to illustrate the album’s title but has to complete the sound experience by giving the listeners clues on how I understand it.

A cairn is a heap of stones piled up as a memorial or as a landmark. I like the idea of a sculpture made from natural elements. And while the materials used are products of nature, a cairn is the result of human interaction in his/her environment. To me this sums up what we are doing as artists. We com-pile elements that surround us to create something new, that hopefully people will refer to.

— Lex (de Kalhex)

credits

released May 18, 2018

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Produced, Arranged & Mixed by – Lex (de Kalhex)
Track 2 : Additional Guitar by – Nicolas Besikian
Track 10 : Co-produced & Mixed by – Inner Science
Track 11 : Produced & Mixed by – Masanori Nozawa

Mastered by – Ryota Noguchi
Photography & Artwork by – Alex Besikian
Liner Notes by – Kousuke Awane & FK
A&R by – Koizumi Takumi for Rockwell Product Shop

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Lex (de Kalhex) Paris, France

Visual artist
Producer / MC
Co-founder of the label Akromégalie Records
Member of Kalhex.

Close to Nujabes' entourage, represented in Japan by Takumi Koizumi (Hydeout Productions’ ex-manager).

Performing regularly between Europe & Japan since 2013. ... more

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