Wang Wen: Invisible City on CD
Invisible City
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
- Label:
- Pelagic
- Year of recording ca.:
- 2018
- Item number:
- 8718630
- UPC/EAN:
- 4059251251491
- Release date:
- 28.9.2018
Product Information
Invisible City is the 10th studio album from China's leading instrumental
rock band WANG WEN, whose international audience has grown
tremendously since 2016's critically acclaimed album Sweet Home Go!; a
dark, bleak and melancholic sonic journey. It comes as a bit of a surprise
that Invisible City has a much warmer overall feel to it, and even more so
since the album was recorded at Sundlaugin studios in Iceland in
January... not exactly a warm place. »We are a group of people who are
always affected by the surrounding environment«, comments guitarist Xie
Yugang. »There was a small river running outside the recording studio in
Iceland. We recorded our album during the coldest time in Iceland, but
because of its special geothermal resources, that small river didn't
freeze. When we looked at it from afar, it seemed to be enveloped in a
shroud of water vapor. That small river made a lasting impression on me
somehow, it became a symbol for hope«.
WANG WEN are hailing from Dalian, a grim city in the North of China where large groups of young people currently move away towards more prosperous regions of booming China... a depressive environment, as Yugang confirms.
Invisible City is WANG WEN's proud and conscious statement against
the all-surrounding depression, and also to some degree a declaration of
loyalty towards their home: it is an album full of hope. The recordings of
Invisible City were completed once again under the supervision of Belgian
producers Wouter and Lode Vlaminck, with whom the band had worked
with already on the previous album.
»This time we had a deeper understanding of each other«, Yugang says, »and we trust each other deeply. Before we got to Iceland, we exchanged ideas on how to record the album, in hopes that everyone would be able to bring their own
feelings regarding Iceland and this particular studio into a sort of recreation
process while recording in the studio.« This worked out well, the
entire album was recorded within 10 days only. »Even though we had to
work for over 12 hours a day, we didn't feel tired. In an atmosphere like
that, we made an album that evokes a feeling of warmth as we were
hoping for, despite the polar nights outside of the studio walls«, Yugang
concludes.
The artwork of Invisible City was done by award-winning
Chinese illustrator Cen Jun, who lives in New York. When the band
pproached him, the artist confessed to being a big fan of WANG WEN,
who have been selling out 1500-capacity venues across China on their
recent tour. Cen Jun, who has worked for GQ, Vogue and the NY Times,
created 4 exclusive paintings for Invisible City, perfectly complementing
the works of a band that take outstanding care not only of their music, but
also of the visual and haptic aspects of their art.
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Tracklisting
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Daybreak
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2 Stone Scissors
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3 Mail From the River
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4 Lost in Train Station
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5 Solo Dance
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6 Bamboo Crane
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7 Silenced Dalian
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8 Outro
