HARMATTAN

Regular price $19.99
Label
PENTATONE
Release Date
November 19, 2021
Format
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Klein
    • PERFORMER
      Klein
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 19, 2021
    • UPC
      827949095467
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186954
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE

Avant-garde British composer and multi-disciplinary artist Klein presents her first PENTATONE album Harmattan, described by Fred Moten as "a soundtrack of epic revolt against beginnings and ends", which expands our notions of what classical music means today. Harmattan is a personal journey from childhood to now, titled after the West African season. Starting with jazz-inspired piano improvisations, the album gradually gains in ambient breadth, transforming classical musical inspirations into Klein's unique sound universe. Based in South London, Klein's work has been described as "grainy pop collages" (FACT) utilizing elements like manipulated audio samples, R&B inspired vocals, metallic drones, and pitch shifting effects.