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JEREMIAH CHIU & MARTA SOFIA HONER

Ariel Kalma, Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer

The Closest Thing To Silence

    In August 2022, Australia-based, French born fourth-world music legend Ariel Kalma was invited to participate in BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction series of special collaborations. The program pairs artists that have not previously collaborated to create new music together. Kalma was quick to suggest working together with two musicians whom he has never met – the International Anthem recording artists Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer, whose critically-acclaimed duo debut Recordings from the Åland Islands had been released just a few months earlier. Kalma sent an invitation to Chiu and Honer, which was received with great enthusiasm.

    Chiu had been a fan of Kalma’s work for a long time, even citing him as a major influence on his approach to electronic music composition. After meeting their goal of 20 minutes worth of music for the program (which was four pieces total), the three musicians were satisfied in what they would present, and sent along their work to the producers of Late Junction; but simultaneously they felt like there was much more to be said, more work to be done. There were several pieces that they had nearly completed that weren’t sent for inclusion in the radio program, and there were many ideas for refining those that had. The three musicians collectively agreed that they would continue work together and try to push the music further. The Closest Thing to Silence is the result of their efforts to take the collaboration further. 

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Ten Hour Wave
    2. Breathing In Three Orbits (Intro)
    3. Breathing In Three Orbits
    4. The Closest Thing To Silence
    5. Dizzy Ditty
    6. Une Ombre Légère
    7. New Air
    8. Écoute Au Loin
    9. A Treasure Chest
    10. Stay Centered
    11. Stack Attack 

    Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer

    Recordings From The Åland Islands

      Debut duo album from the unlikely pairing of Jeremiah Chiu’s modular synthesizer and Marta Sofia Honer’s viola features post-composed improvisations interwoven with field recordings from sojourns on the Åland archipelago in the Baltic Sea.

      An active intersectional cultural producer in the Los Angeles scene, Chiu is known for his visual art as much as his music. A professor at Otis College of Art and Design by trade, Chiu’s a regular musical collaborator of Booker Stardrum, Celia Hollander, Dustin Wong, and Sam Prekop.

      Honer is a first call session player for the likes of Adrian Younge and Beyoncé. She’s also played on recordings by Chloe x Halle, Angel Olsen, Fleet Foxes, Stanley Clarke and others, including five recordings with Grammy nominations.

      This album recommended if you like: Ariel Kalma, Franco Battiato, David Behrman, Brian Eno, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Terry Riley, Jon Hassell, Art of Noise, Raymond Scott, Ralf and Florian.

      STAFF COMMENTS

      Barry says: What a beautiful record this is. Plaintive ambient folk and swimming modular synthesiser, reminiscent of the recent reissue resurgence of japanese ambient but more driven, resulting in a wholly engrossing and hypnotic journey without ever getting too delicate.

      TRACK LISTING

      1. In Åland Air
      2. On The Other Sea
      3. Snåcko
      4. Stureby House Piano
      5. Rocky Passage
      6. Kumlinge Kyrka
      7. Voices
      8. By Foot By Sea
      9. Anna’s Organ
      10. Archipelago
      11. Under The Midnight Sun


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