Yūrei by The Holocene

Following on from the "official album of the year, 2017" (Dead: Unearthed), the dim spirits assemble for The Holocene's j-horror opus: Yūrei.

An homage to traditional Japanese ghost stories, Yūrei deftly hypnotises with 15 suites of Kaidan terror, each track replete with a reassuring wink to the listener.

The Holocene once again shows his prowess as a master of sonic collage. Yūrei is made 100% using samples direct from samplers to old cassettes on a 4-track. Samplese from VHS idents / Japanese horror movies / various heavy metal and rock vinyl / samples taken from 1970s and 80s Japanese fusion jazz, funk and city pop.

Unsettling, insidious, beautiful.

"Hamlin captures the allure of a widely misunderstood era, and makes it his own" - A Closer Listen (on Dead: Unearthed)

Tracklist

1.	The World Over There	0:30

2.	100 Candles	3:55

3.	Reikon	2:59

4.	The Rattling Bridge	3:29

5.	Oiwa	1:46

6.	Forty Nine Days	1:29

7.	The Black Hair	3:17

8.	Goze	2:34

9.	Theatre of Darkness	2:35

10.	The Vision of Oyuki	2:57

11.	Otsuyu	2:51

12.	Okiku	3:49

13.	Anoyo: Utano	3:41

14.	0 Candles	2:26

15.	So They Say	1:40

Credits

released May 11, 2018

Sounds and Artwork: PJ Hamlin

Mastered by M P Bridgewater

Layout and additional design: Adam Westerman

Recorded direct to Tascam Portastudio and Portal 2.
Akai: MPC500, Korg: Electribe ES1, Yamaha: SU10, Red Sound: Cycloops, Korg: Monotron Delay, Tape Loops Effects Pedals.

Made entirely out of samples.

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