Aguirre Records
David Edren & H. Takahashi - Flow
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The
union
of
Antwerp
synthesist
David
Edren
and
Tokyo
minimalist
Hiroki
Takahashi
is
a
fit
so
natural
as
to
feel
preordained.
Both
traffic
in
subtle
shades
of
contemplative
electronics,
marked
by
patience,
space,
and
poetic
restraint.
And
both
have
rich
histories
of
curation
and
collaboration
–
Edren
in
the
duo
Spirit
&
Form
alongside
Bent
Von
Bent,
and
Takahashi
as
proprietor
of
the
Kankyō
record
shop,
as
well
as
one
fourth
of
cosmic
ambient
quartet
UNKNOWN
ME.
Mutual
fans
of
one
another’s
work,
they
began
sharing
stems
in
the
latter
half
of
2020,
which
slowly
blossomed
into
a
collection
of
multi-hued
compositions
inspired
by
notions
of
connectivity
and
impermanence,
translated
for
east
and
west:
Flow
|
流れ.
Opener
“Dusk
Decorum
|
黄昏
礼節”
maps
the
mood
of
what’s
to
come,
elegantly
pirouetting
and
percolating
through
an
expanding
vista
of
looming
stars
and
half-light
horizons.
Takahashi
describes
Edren’s
arrangements
as
evoking
“a
strange
feel,
something
we
haven't
heard
much
of
before.”
The
sensation
is
one
of
“in-betweenness,”
a
restless
current
whispering
beneath
the
beauty,
like
seasons
seen
in
time-lapse
footage:
flickering
but
infinite,
transience
turned
permanent.
Takahashi’s
signature
sculpture
garden
tones
plot
spiral
patterns
over
which
Edren
cascades
dazzling
pointillist
synthesizer
coloration.
The
pieces
veer
between
delicate
and
dilated,
micro
and
macro,
their
aperture
forever
softly
in
flux.
From
the
oscillating
orchestral
lullaby
of
“Stalactime
|
鍾乳石時計”
to
the
sweeping,
sparkling
dream
sequence
closer,
“Shift
Register
|
シフトレ
ジスタ,”
the
album
achieves
the
elusive
goal
of
being
more
than
the
sum
of
its
parts.
This
is
music
of
rare
air,
elevated
and
amorphous,
shimmering
just
out
of
reach.
Though
Edren
and
Takahashi
have
yet
to
cohabitate
the
same
room
in
person
(a
fact
that
should
be
rectified
soon
by
an
astute
festival
booker),
their
palettes
and
poise
are
perfectly
paired,
twin
fragilities
woven
into
seven
radiant
and
regenerative
vibrational
states.
The
cover
design
of
a
beatific,
beaded
leaf
rippling
on
the
surface
of
a
hidden
pond
aptly
captures
the
record’s
muted
majesty.
Takahashi’s
quiet
pride
is
justified:
“We
are
very
happy
with
this
time-consuming
and
carefully
crafted
work.”
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