Name: Metromonk
Brand: Manu Delago

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

trulp337

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-01-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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UPC / Barcode

5060205157478

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Manu Delago

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Tru Thoughts

Metromonk is the third solo album from celebrated Hang player, percussionist, producer and composer, Manu Delago. The LP finds this boundary-testing artist distilling and delicately exploring extremes of dynamics and mood; manipulating the Hang in experimental and inventive ways, the many voices and tones of this rare instrument are given top billing among a minimalistic palette of beats and acoustic sources. Additional touches come from vocalists Douglas Dare (Erased Tapes), Pete Josef (Sonar Kollektiv, Reprazent) and Isa Kurz, and legendary trumpeter Erik Truffaz (Blue Note), while Matt Robertson (Björk, The Streets, Bat For Lashes) reprises his regular role as co-producer. In its deft treatment of temperaments and dynamics, the album diverges into two sections, which Delago thinks of as the inner world of head, heart and soul versus the lively hips and feet or, alternatively, mountains versus metropolitan city (the two main geographical backdrops to his life). This meeting of worlds is reflected in the album title, which he hit upon when he saw a Buddhist monk gliding through the busy streets of Bangkok. 

Metromonk

Music GB