Dune, by Hugh Hopper & Yumi Hara (HUMI)

Dune

by Hugh Hopper & Yumi Hara (HUMI)

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Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine) and Japanese avant-garde musician/actress/DJ/psychiatrist Yumi Hara Cawkwell, met in August 2007, and they decided to start a new project immediately. Hopper's complex, multilayered bass sound with various effects and loops, together with Cawkwell's delicate, but at times violent and explosive keyboard playing and her vocals stemming from Japanese folk singing create a highly cerebral, yet extremely sensual sound world which breaks the boundaries between psychedelic, progressive rock, free jazz, contemporary classical and world music: In other words, it is 21st century international Canterbury music.

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	1.	Long Dune 10:47
	2.	Shiranui (Sea Fire) 08:02
	3.	Seki No Gohonmatsu (Five Pine Trees Of Seki) 08:42
	4.	Circular Dune 05:21
	5.	Scattered Forest 05:51
	6.	Hopeful Impressions Of Happiness 04:28
	7.	Awayuki (Light Snow) 05:50
	8.	Awayuki II (Light Snow II) 05:03
	9.	Distant Dune 06:07
	10.	Futa 04:26

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Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine) and Japanese avant-garde musician/actress/DJ/psychiatrist Yumi Hara Cawkwell, met in August 2007, and they decided to start a new project immediately. Hopper's complex, multilayered bass sound with various effects and loops, together with Cawkwell's delicate, but at times violent and explosive keyboard playing and her vocals stemming from Japanese folk singing create a highly cerebral, yet extremely sensual sound world which breaks the boundaries between psychedelic, progressive rock, free jazz, contemporary classical and world music: In other words, it is 21st century international Canterbury music.

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From soothing moments of calm reflection to jagged swipes at the psyche, the collective voices of HUMI form textures, moods, improvisation and formal compositions into a cohesive, expressive musical language. Beyond the confines of genre, there is an eloquent, spellbinding quality here -- arising synergestically, as two seasoned, risk-taking players go exploring. Bold, adventurous strokes create new sonic landscapes, as the musicians explore one another while following where the music leads.

"... A strange and wonderful confluence of modernity, scientific experimentation, and futuristic vision, this may very well be Hugh Hopper's most challenging recording date since his epic 1984, and a coming out for the intriguing ideas proffered by Cawkwell." - Michael Nastos, All Music Guide/Billboard.com

With an emphasis on atmosphere and color, Dune is the type of experimentation that illustrates Hopper's enduring vitality. Subtle, exotic and eloquent: don't expect anything obvious or remotely cliché from Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine, Soft Machine Legacy) and Yumi Hara Cawkwell. This classic release represents free jazz at its most diverse, colorful and spontaneous.

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released May 30, 2008

released March 19, 2000

HUGH HOPPER: bass guitar, loops
YUMI HARA CAWKWELL: keyboards, vocals

Produced by Yumi Hara Cawkwell.
Executive producer Leonardo Pavkovic.

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