Published
Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 22:44
- George Thompson recorded the Kosua Tribe over two years and used the results as the basis of the new LP.
Black Merlin will release his second album, Kosua, on Island Of The Gods this October.
For his second album Black Merlin, real name George Thomspon, sought to "find a place drenched in culture and untouched by the western world," says the label. In 2016, he took a solo expedition to the remote island of Papua New Guinea to meet the Kosua Tribe. Over the following two years, he'd record sounds of their "daily lives, ancient dance customs and wildlife." These recordings form the basis of his second album, which follows the gamelan-inflected Hipnotik Tradisi, released on Island Of The Gods in 2016.
In between albums, Thompson's pumped out EPs for a diverse array of labels. This year he's released on Mannequin, She Lost Kontrol and Berceuse Heroique.
Listen to clips from Kosua.
Tracklist
01. Self Heat
02. Feeling Colour
03. Seane Falls Womens Kulumba
04. New Guinea
05. Cloud
06. Standing At The Summit Of Bosavi
07. Fogomay'iu Village
08. Kundu
09. Stalking The Canopy
10. Talisu
11. Sibi
12. First Light
13. Chief Sigalo Balo Dance
14. Madmen, Missionaries, Prospectors And Weirdos
15. Big Haus
Island Of The Gods will release Kosua on October 26th, 2018.
