VOICES by KINK GONG / DISCREPANT 2013

LP DISCREPANT 2013
For Voices, Laurent based his alternate re-versions around the extensive voice recordings he made on location in the southern regions of Yunnan and Guizhou in China as well as in Sapa, North Vietnam and Phongsaly, Northern Laos.
The compositions contain unedited acoustic recordings, computer modified parts, sound collages and acoustic recordings of people and instruments. All tracks were recorded on location and re-arranged by Laurent Jeanneau in Dali, China.

Special vinyl one time pressing to 500 copies
Cut at Dubplate @ Mastering by Christoph Grote-Beverborg

01 baozoo khen a collage of 10 voices taken from 2 MIEN women and a man, black hmong khen (mouthorgan ) being slowed down in the background
RED ZAO trio ( Mien ) sapa vietnam
LI MAN MEI the vocal leader ( mien ) in Taphin village, Sapa,
northern vietnam

02 3 AR MIR SANQ PAQ AQ LI (akha cat tale )
BUR DEE akha women reciting in
Mengsong village, Xichuanbanna, Yunnan, China
dong pipa ( 4 stringed plucked lute ) played acoustic and
electronically transformed by KG + 2 akha singing women

03 dapcymbalwukhmu
WU Bulang theravada buddhist percussion ensemble in Dabangxie
village, Lincag, Yunnan, china
with various percussions played and transformed by KG + Khmu female
voice from Meung Khoua , Phongsaly, Laos


04 3hanipipa
Hani heterophonic vocal choir ( 7 women and 3 men) in Azhahe,
Yunnan, China
collage of 3 hani recordings ( 1 drum and gong , 2 happy tune, 3
nostalgic tune ) + electronically transformed chinese classical PIPA (
4 stringed lute )

05 sixian miaochoir
Nisu sixian ( 2 double stringed plucked lute ) electronically
transformed by KG + MIAO da ge (vocal choir of women ) + leaf in
Kaili, guizhou, China

06 haoshendd
Han lusheng from Xian, Shaanxi, China played acoustic and
electronically transformed by KG

Under the name KINK GONG you find 2 activities, the 1st one is to record ethnic minority music mostly in south-east Asia, the 2nd is to transform, collage, recompose the original recordings into experimental soundscapes.

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